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krimmer|ˈkrɪmə(r)|
Also crimmel, crimmer, krimma.
[G., f. Krim (Russ. Krym) Crimea (see Crimean a.).]
A grey or black fur made from the wool of young lambs in or near the Crimea; an imitation of this. Cf. astrakhan b, karakul b.
1834Penny Cycl. II. 519/2 The lamb yields a fine and beautiful fleece, which the dealers call a ‘crimmel’, the bulk of them being imported from the Crimea. 1892–3T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Fall & Winter 10/2 The same styles of garments trimmed in a hundred different ways with krimmer, imitation lamb, persian-lamb, beaver, otter, nutria, sable, [etc.]. 1904Westm. Gaz. 28 Jan. 4/2 Chinchilla or krimmer. 1906Ibid. 3 Nov. 13/1 Grey krimmer. 1923Ibid. 26 Jan. 11/1 A definition of ‘crimmer lamb’, as a commodity in the fur trade, was agreed upon at Marlborough-street yesterday. 1929[see karakul]. 1930Economist 1 Nov. (Russian Suppl.) 37/2 Hare-Peschanik, Persian Lamb, Persian Lamb-Broadtail, Crimmer Lamb. 1949Amer. Speech XXIV. 96 Another common type of Persian lamb is the krimmer... It is characterized by heavier fur and looser curl. Other strains of lamb can be dyed to simulate krimmer. |