astrakhan

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
2. (countable, uncountable)Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.

   “Our new acquaintance very deliberately coiled up the tube of his hookah, and produced from behind a curtain a very long befrogged topcoat with Astrakhan collar and cuffs.”

   “Heavy bands of astrakhan were slashed across the sleeves and fronts of his double-breasted coat […]”

   “He was dressed in a long green overcoat with mock astrakhan cuffs and collar and wore on his head an oval fur cap.”

   “He was dressed in uniform—a black uniform trimmed with gray astrakhan.”

   “Was the cavalry officer slim and elegant, and dressed in astrakhan?”

3. (alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable)Alternative letter-case form of astrakhan.

   “Our new acquaintance very deliberately coiled up the tube of his hookah, and produced from behind a curtain a very long befrogged topcoat with Astrakhan collar and cuffs.”

   “Heavy bands of Astrakhan were slashed across the sleeves and fronts of his double-breasted coat”

name

1. An oblast of Russia. Seat: Astrakhan.
2. A city, the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River
3. A steppe in Russia, part of the Eurasian Steppes