Meaning Of The Word Astrakhan
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astrakhan
Astrakhan is black or grey curly fur from the skins of lambs. It is used for making coats and hats. Astrakhan in American English a loosely curled fur, a kind of karakul, made from the pelt of very young lambs originally bred near Astrakhan city & port in SW Russia, on the Volga River delta near the Caspian Sea: pop. 512,000 noun: a fur of young lambs, with lustrous, closely curled wool, from Astrakhan astrakhan in British English noun: a city in SE Russia, on the delta of the Volga River, 21 m (70 ft) below sea level. Pop: 507 000 (2005 est) noun: a fur, usually black or grey, made of the closely curled wool of lambs from Astrakhan |
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