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astrachan

American  
[as-truh-kuhn, -kan] / ˈæs trə kən, -ˌkæn /

noun

  1. astrakhan.

  2. (initial capital letter) a tart, usually red or yellow variety of apple.


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She got into her little blue jacket, with its neat collar and cuffs of astrachan.

From Mary Gray by Tynan, Katharine

This woman in the astrachan hat is a striking contrast to her surroundings.

From The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 by Various

The so-called caracul lambs, size 12 � 6 in., are the very young of the astrachan sheep, and the pick of them are almost as effective as broadtails, although less fine in the texture.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

An overcoat lined with astrachan was under it.

From The Sailor by Snaith, J. C.

I did so, surely, and that very nicht I went out and bought me some astrachan fur for the collar of my coat!

From Between You and Me by Lauder, Harry, Sir

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