As a proper noun astrakhan is
a city in russia, located on the volga river.
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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 ?
