ASTRAKHAN


Meaning of ASTRAKHAN in English

/ ˌæstrəˈkæn; NAmE ˈæstrəkən/ noun

[ U ] a type of black tightly-curled cloth made from the wool of a particular type of young sheep, used especially for making coats and hats; a type of cloth that is made to look like this

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: named after the city of Astrakhan in southern Russia, from which the fleeces were exported.

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