astrachan
[ as-truh-kuhn, -kan ]
noun
(initial capital letter)Horticulture. a tart, usually red or yellow variety of apple.
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How to use astrachan in a sentence
The doctor often wore an astrachan-trimmed overcoat, while both dress and hat were the same which Enid had worn three months ago!
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxAlready a red astrachan tree invited us on every trip to the brook, and other old 259 trees were bearing fast reddening fruit.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonRicher men wear a full-skirted coat of dark blue, with a cap of black astrachan.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramShe got into her little blue jacket, with its neat collar and cuffs of astrachan.
Mary Gray | Katharine TynanIt is, by the way, from the wool of the unborn broad-tailed Sheep that the much-prized astrachan fur is made.
Bible Animals; | J. G. Wood
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