ASTRAKHAN


Meaning of ASTRAKHAN in English

/as"treuh keuhn, -kan'/ , n.

1. a fur of young lambs, with lustrous, closely curled wool, from Astrakhan.

2. Also called astrakhan cloth . a fabric with curled pile resembling astrakhan fur.

Also, astrachan .

[ 1760-70 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .