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Noun
/ˈastrəkən/,/-ˌkan/,
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The dark curly fleece of young karakul lambs from central Asia,
  1. The dark curly fleece of young karakul lambs from central Asia
    • - an astrakhan collar
  2. A cloth imitating this

  1. the fur of young lambs
  2. a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River
  3. Astrakhan (А́страхань; Әстерхан, Ästerxan; حاجی‌ترخان Haji-Tarkhan, whence Hashtarkhan, then Astrakhan) is a major city in southern European Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. ...
  4. Karakul or QaraQul (named after Qorako‘l, a city in Bukhara Province in Uzbekistan) is a breed of domestic sheep which originated in Central Asia. Some archaeological evidence points to Karakul sheep being raised there continuously since 1400 BC.
  5. 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
  6. Rough fabric with closely curled face resembling Astrakhan lamb’s pelt.  Woven or knitted usually with base yarns of cotton and pile of wool, mohair, acrylic or modacrylic fibers.
  7. a wool fabric with a pile cut and curled to look like a loosely curled fur made from the pelt of very young lambs originally bred near Astrakhan, a city and port in southwest Russia.
  8. A curled pile fabric made to look like the fleece of a stillborn or very young astrakhan lamb.
  9. a thick woven or knitted cloth often of wool with a surface of loops or curls, imitating the coat of an Astrakhan lamb. Also called poodle cloth. Used for coats and trimming.
  10. Founded prior to 1462. [Che 31]