As nouns the difference between mohair and astrakhan
is that mohair is yarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat, often as mixed with cotton or other materials while astrakhan is closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from astrakhan.
mohair
Noun
Yarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat, often as mixed with cotton or other materials.
The long, fine hair of the Angora goat.
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 ?
