broadtail

broad·tail

B0494900 (brôd′tāl′)n. The usually black pelt of a fetal karakul sheep, having soft, silky fur with wavy markings, or sometimes of a newborn lamb, having glossy, tightly curled fur.

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[So called because of the broad tail of the karakul breed.]

broadtail

(ˈbrɔːdˌteɪl) n1. (Animals) the highly valued black wavy fur obtained from the skins of newly born karakul lambs; caracul2. (Animals) another name for karakul

broad•tail

(ˈbrɔdˌteɪl)

n. the wavy, moirélike fur or pelt of a young or stillborn Karakul lamb; Persian lamb. [1890–95]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	broadtail - the fur of a very young karakul lamblambskin - the skin of a lamb with the wool still on
	2.	broadtail - hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black furcaracul, karakuldomestic sheep, Ovis aries - any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin