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Lamb vs Astrakhan - What's the difference?

lamb | astrakhan |

As nouns the difference between lamb and astrakhan

is that lamb is a young sheep while astrakhan is closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from astrakhan.

As a verb lamb

is of a sheep, to give birth.

lamb

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A young sheep.
  • The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food.
  • (figuratively) A person who is meek, docile and easily led.
  • A simple, unsophisticated person.
  • (finance, slang) One who ignorantly speculates on the stock exchange and is victimized.

    • Derived terms

    * lamb to the slaughter/like a lamb to the slaughter/come like a lamb to the slaughter * lamblike * lamb's lettuce * lamb's tongue * lambswool

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Of a sheep, to give birth.
  • (transitive, or, intransitive) To assist (sheep) to give birth.
    • The shepherd was up all night, lambing her young ewes.

    Anagrams

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    astrakhan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Quotations

    * 1891 , : *: Heavy bands of astrakhan were slashed across the sleeves and fronts of his double-breasted coat.... * 1914 , : *: He was dressed in a long green overcoat with mock astrakhan cuffs and collar and wore on his head an oval fur cap. * 1924 , : *: He was dressed in uniform—a black uniform trimmed with gray astrakhan . * 1929 , , Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 33: *: Was the cavalry officer slim and elegant, and dressed in astrakhan ?