astrachan
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The man wears a black astrachan conical cap and his hair is long and bushy, from rubbing bear grease into it.
From Woman as Decoration by Burbank, Emily
With the public the general term astrachan is an old one, embracing all the above curly sorts; the flatter kinds, as broadtail and caracul lamb, have always been named separately.
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.
Over his nightshirt Professor Conti had drawn an overcoat with an astrachan collar and cuffs.
From Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle by Jenkins, Herbert George
The watchman's wife, not knowing my name, had described me as wearing an astrachan cap and coat-collar, and accordingly I was called "Monsieur d'Astrachan."
From Dr. Dumany's Wife by Jókai, Mór
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