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astrachan

astrachan is the alternative form of astrakhan.

Meaning of astrakhan

Noun

astrakhan (countable and uncountable, plural astrakhans)

  1. Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
  2. Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.
    • Our new acquaintance very deliberately coiled up the tube of his hookah, and produced from behind a curtain a very long befrogged topcoat with Astrakhan collar and cuffs.1890 February, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Story of the Bald-headed Man”, in The Sign of Four (Standard Library), London: Spencer Blackett […], →OCLC, pages 66–67

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Proper noun capitalized: Astrachan

Astrachan

  1. (archaic) Archaic form of Astrakhan.

Forms of astrachan

pluralastrachans

Questions about astrachan

What is astrachan the alternative form of?
Astrachan is the alternative form of astrakhan.
What part of speech is astrachan?
Astrachan is a proper noun.

Words near astrachan in the dictionary

  1. astounds
  2. ASTQB
  3. astr
  4. astr-
  5. Astra Planeta
  6. astrachan
  7. astrachans
  8. astraciceran
  9. astraddle
  10. astraddle of
  11. Astraea

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