astrakhann.
/astrəˈkan/ a. The skin of still-born or very young lambs from Astrakhan, the wool of which resembles fur.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > [noun] > of lamb
footfell1347
lambskin?a1366
budge1395
lentrinware1435
buggishank1463
budge-skin1466
lamba1474
budge-fura1529
astrakhan1766
krimmer1834
Persian lamb1853
broadtail1892
karakul1894
breitschwanz1923
beaver lamb1939
shorn lamb1945
Lucca lamb1956
Tuscan lamb1956
kalgan1960
Swakara1966
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > body and parts of > fleece > of specific breed
astrakhan1766
moorit1895
1766 Earl of March in Selwyn & Contemps. II. 116 My black silk coat lined with an Astrakan.
1859 W. Boyd Swartzen With a muff..Of chinchilla, fitch, opossum, Astrakhan.
1898 Daily News 23 Mar. 5/6 Mr. Gladstone..closely muffled up in a brown astrachan-lined overcoat.
1958 H. M. Hayward & M. Harari tr. B. Pasternak Dr. Zhivago i. vi. 183 Her astrakhan cape hung open over the..quaking layers of her double chin.
b. A kind of cloth used chiefly as an edging or trimming for garments.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [noun] > other
label1440
tag1570
O1587
velvet-guard1598
seam1687
looping1690
patte1835
sequin1857
flot1872
torsade1872
Sicilian embroidery1882
astrakhan1887
goffering1889
fob1894
strass1926
1887 Cassell's Family Mag. Oct. 698/1 The curled cloths or woollen Astrachans used for trimmings and for entire jackets.
1904 Tailor & Cutter 4 Aug. 479 Astrachan: A cloth made of worsted material, with a long and closely-curled pile, in imitation of the fur of that name.
1965 Which? Mar. 96/2 Most astrakhan cloth is imitation fur, usually made from wool and mohair. For coats, hats, trimmings.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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