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countable and uncountable, plural astrakhans
Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan. examples
Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings. quotations examples
Heavy bands of astrakhan were slashed across the sleeves and fronts of his double-breasted coat […]
1891, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
He was dressed in a long green overcoat with mock astrakhan cuffs and collar and wore on his head an oval fur cap.
1914, James Joyce, The Dead
He was dressed in uniform—a black uniform trimmed with gray astrakhan.
1924, Richard Connell, The Most Dangerous Game
Was the cavalry officer slim and elegant, and dressed in astrakhan?
1929, Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own, Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 33