astrakhan


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
astrakhan /ˌastrəˈkan/
noun the dark curly fleece of young karakul lambs from central Asia.
– origin C18: named after the city of Astrakhan in Russia.
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