ASTRAKHAN

Astrakhan

(noun) a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River

astrakhan

(noun) the fur of young lambs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Named from the city of Astrakhan in Southern Russia.

Noun

astrakhan (countable and uncountable, plural astrakhans)

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

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

Anagrams

• nakshatra

Etymology

Proper noun

Astrakhan

An oblast in Russia.

A city, the administrative center of Astrakhan, Russia, located on the Volga River.

(archaic) astrakhan fleece

Anagrams

• nakshatra

Source: Wiktionary


As`tra*khan", a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to Astrakhan in Russia or its products; made of an Astrakhan skin.

– n.

Definition: The skin of stillborn or young lambs of that region, the curled wool of which resembles fur.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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