astrachan
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She wore her almost flaxen-gold hair waved, and parted low on the forehead, beneath a black astrachan toque, with a red enamel maple-leaf hatpin in one side of it.
From Letters of Travel (1892-1913) by Kipling, Rudyard
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
The old brown coat and skirt and the imitation astrachan muff and stole would have to do for the rest of the winter; there was bitterness in the thought which no man can fathom.
From Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger
I could myself honestly recommend an apple—an astrachan for sauces—or, in the season, offer asparagus with something akin to enthusiasm.
From Chimney-Pot Papers by Endell, Fritz August Gottfried
I often met Talbot in the Foreign Office, and one day he drove me to his club wearing a very handsome coat lined with astrachan.
From The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective by Tracy, Louis
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