curled pile

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• astrakhan — /as treuh keuhn, kan /, n. 1. a fur of young lambs, with lustrous, closely curled wool, from Astrakhan. 2. Also called astrakhan cloth. a fabric with curled pile resembling astrakhan fur. Also, astrachan. [1760 70] * * * City (pop., 2001 est.:… …   Universalium

• twist — verb 1》 form into a bent, curled, or distorted shape.     ↘turn or bend round or into a different direction.     ↘force or be forced out of the natural position by twisting: he twisted his ankle playing tennis. 2》 rotate around something that… …   English new terms dictionary

• astrakhan — as•tra•khan [[t]ˈæs trə kən, ˌkæn[/t]] n. 1) clo the lustrous, tightly curled wool of Karakul lambs from Astrakhan 2) tex a fabric with curled pile resembling Karakul wool • Etymology: 1760–70 …   From formal English to slang

• astrakhan — /ˈæstrəkæn/ (say astruhkan), /æstrəˈkæn/ (say astruh kan) noun 1. a kind of fur of young lambs, with lustrous, closely curled wool. 2. Also, astrakhan cloth. a fabric with curled pile resembling it. {from Astrakhan, a city in SE Russia} …  

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• astrakhan — [as′trə kən] n. 1. a loosely curled fur, a kind of karakul, made from the pelt of very young lambs originally bred near Astrakhan 2. a wool fabric with a pile cut and curled to look like this …   English World dictionary

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