astrakhan

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

• n. The curly, wavy wool of young lambs from Astrakhan.
• n. A fabric with a curly looped pile, made to resemble this fur.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

• n. Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
• n. Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• adj. Of or pertaining to Astrakhan in Russia or its products; made of an Astrakhan skin.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• n. A name given to skins with a curled wool (the pelts of young lambs) obtained from Astrakhan in European Russia.
• n. A rough fabric with a long and closely curled pile in imitation of the fur.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• n. a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River
• n. the fur of young lambs