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astrakhans

astrakhans is the plural 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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Noun capitalized: Astrakhans

Astrakhans

  1. (plural) plural of Astrakhan

Questions about astrakhans

What is astrakhans the plural of?
Astrakhans is the plural of astrakhan.
What part of speech is astrakhans?
Astrakhans is a noun.

Words near astrakhans in the dictionary

  1. astrakhan
  2. Astrakhan fever
  3. astrakhaned
  4. Astrakhanian
  5. Astrakhanians
  6. astrakhans
  7. astral
  8. astral bodies
  9. astral body
  10. astral crown
  11. astral crowns

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