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Trimmings vs Astrakhan - What's the difference?

trimmings | astrakhan |

As nouns the difference between trimmings and astrakhan

is that trimmings is accompaniments to a meal while astrakhan is closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from astrakhan.

trimmings

English

Noun

(-) (pluralonly)
  • Accompaniments to a meal.
  • (British) Domestic decorations for a room, especially Christmas decorations.
  • * "Don't forget to take the trimmings down by twelfth night."

    • See also

    * streamer * paper chain * Christmas tree * tinsel * bauble * fairy lights

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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 ?