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astrakhan
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Astrakhan \As`tra*khan"\, a. Of or pertaining to Astrakhan in Russia or its products; made of an Astrakhan skin. -- n. The skin of stillborn or young lambs of that region, the curled wool of which resembles fur.
Wiktionary
n. 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.
WordNet
n. the fur of young lambs
a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River
Wikipedia
Astrakhan is a city in southern Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on two banks of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of below sea level. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 520,339; up from 504,501 recorded in the 2002 Census and 509,210 recorded in the 1989 Census.
The oldest economic and cultural center of the Lower Volga, it is often called the southernmost outpost of Russia and the Caspian capital. The city is a member of the Eurasian Regional Office of the World Organization "United Cities and Local Governments" Its population is diverse and includes one hundred ethnicities and fourteen religious denominations.
The city is located in the upper part of the Volga delta, on eleven islands of the Caspian Depression. The distance to Moscow by road is .
Astrakhan is a city in Russia.
Astrakhan may also refer to:
Usage examples of "astrakhan".
July is the warmest, and January the coldest month, but the mean temperature of Helsingfors in mid-winter has never fallen below that of Astrakhan, on the Caspian Sea.
He reminded Jesse of an old Jew in the Milan marketplace, a mountain of a man in a black Astrakhan coat, with flowing earlocks and beard, who moved slowly or not at all, depending on the weather.
Volga at Stalingrad, wheeling south and east to Astrakhan, south into the Kalmyk steppe, taking Maikop and Krasnodar, on to the Kuban.
Louis Treize hat, black gloves holding an ivory-headed stick, and an old greatcoat in royal blue, trimmed with dubious astrakhan.
Open coat, fine soft-tanned sheepskin edged with embroidery and astrakhan, reaching almost to the floor.
Kemal, the Turkish leader resolute in astrakhan cap and fur collar, his blue eyes piercing beneath the crossed sabers of his eyebrows.
Many of them sported the unmistakable signs of the acting profession in astrakhan collars, unbarbered hair, and neckware of the La Boheme variety.
He was in a blue uniform coat that was thickly encrusted with gold loops and edged with black astrakhan fur.
He carries diamonds he says are Czarist sewed into the lining of his astrakhan cap.
He pulled the collar of his shaggy astrakhan cloak up around his ears, pretending not to have heard.
I looked over at Harry, who had pulled the collar of his shaggy astrakhan overcoat up around his ears.
The pupil reasserted itself quickly, this half- disclosed nature fell again under the reign of prudence, and her astrakhan jacket, moulding a bosom of a certain fullness, struck the note of defiance more definitely.
He was dressed in a long green overcoat with mock astrakhan cuffs and collar and wore on his head an oval fur cap.
He ended his account as a man dressed in a maroon coat with false astrakhan was introduced.
Heavy bands of astrakhan were slashed across the sleeves and fronts of his double-breasted coat, while the deep blue cloak which was thrown over his shoulders was lined with flame-colored silk and secured at the neck with a brooch which consisted of a single flaming beryl.