Astrakhan Definition

ăstrə-kăn, ä-strä-KHän
noun
A fabric with a curly looped pile, made to resemble karakul.
American Heritage
A loosely curled fur, a kind of karakul, made from the pelt of very young lambs originally bred near Astrakhan.
Webster's New World
A wool fabric with a pile cut and curled to look like this.
Webster's New World

Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.

Wiktionary

Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.

Wiktionary
pronoun

A city in Russia, located on the Volga River.

Wiktionary
(archaic) Astrakhan fleece.
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Other Word Forms of Astrakhan

Noun

Singular:
astrakhan
Plural:
astrakhans

Origin of Astrakhan

  • Named from the Central-Asian city and oblast Astrakhan.

    From Wiktionary

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