ASTRAKHAN


Meaning of ASTRAKHAN in English

[noun] [U] - (a type of cloth which looks like) the skin of very young sheep from Astrakhan in S Russia which is covered in usually grey or black wool that is tightly curled and looks like furImitation astrakhan cloth is made from ordinary wool and mohair.This hat is made of astrakhan.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.