astrakhan (fur)

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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

• Astrakhan — /as treuh kan /; Russ. /u strddu khahn /, n. a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, at the mouth of the Volga. 461,000. * * * City (pop., 2001 est.: 479,700), southwestern Russia. It is situated on several islands in the delta of the Volga …   Universalium

• Astrakhan — As tra*khan , a. Of or pertaining to Astrakhan in Russia or its products; made of an Astrakhan skin. n. The skin of stillborn or young lambs of that region, the curled wool of which resembles fur. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• Astrakhan — Stadt Astrachan Астрахань Flagge Wappen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• astrakhan — [[t]æ̱strəkæn[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N n Astrakhan is black or grey curly fur from the skins of lambs. It is used for making coats and hats. ...a calf length coat with astrakhan collar …   English dictionary

• 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} …  

• astrakhan — noun /æstrəˈkæn/ a) Closely curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan. b) Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings …   Wiktionary

• astrakhan — as|tra|khan [ˌæstrəˈkæn US ˈæstrəkən] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Astrakhan city in Russia] curly black or grey fur used for making coats and hats …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fur — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hide, pelt, coat, peltry, skin, pelage; hair, down. See covering, roughness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pelt, hide, hair, coat, brush, fluff, wool, fleece, fuzz. Types of fur include: sable, mink,… …   English dictionary for students

• astrakhan — as·tra·khan || ‚æstrÉ™ kæn n. curly fur of Karakul lambs (from central Asia); woolen cloth resembling the fur of Karakul lambs n. port city in southeast Russia …   English contemporary dictionary