- astrakhan
- as|tra|khan [ `æstrə,kæn ] noun uncountblack or gray fur with tight curls that comes from LAMBS, or an artificial cloth like this, used to make coats or hats
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ASTRAKHAN — ASTRAKHAN, Volga port, capital of Astrakhan district, Russia. The Jewish Statute of 1804 (see russia ) included the province (gubernia) of Astrakhan in the pale of settlement . However, in 1825 Jewish settlement in this government was prohibited … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ASTRAKHAN — ASTRAKHA S’étendant sur les deux rives du bras principal de la Volga, à une centaine de kilomètres de la mer Caspienne, Astrakhan, chef lieu de la région administrative de la Fédération de Russie du même nom, comptait déjà 113 000 habitants en… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Astrakhan — As tra*khan , a. Of or pertaining to Astrakhan in Russia or its products; made of an Astrakhan skin. n. The skin of stillborn or young lambs of that region, the curled wool of which resembles fur. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
astrakhan — cloth or astrakhan wool of the type originally clipped from sheep native to Astrakhan on the Caspian in the delta of the Volga … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
astrakhan — ► NOUN ▪ the dark curly fleece of young karakul lambs from central Asia. ORIGIN named after the city of Astrakhan in Russia … English terms dictionary
astrakhan — [as′trə kən] n. 1. a loosely curled fur, a kind of karakul, made from the pelt of very young lambs originally bred near Astrakhan 2. a wool fabric with a pile cut and curled to look like this … English World dictionary
Astrakhan — Astrakhan, so v.w. Astrachan … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Astrakhan — [as′trə kan΄; ] Russ [ äs΄trə khän′y ] city & port in SW Russia, on the Volga River delta near the Caspian Sea: pop. 512,000 … English World dictionary
Astrakhan — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Astrakan. Astrakhan Астрахань … Wikipédia en Français
Astrakhan — Infobox Russian city EnglishName=Astrakhan RussianName=Астрахань Skyline=Astrakhan panoramaofcenter.jpg Skyline LatDeg=46 LatMin=21 LatSec LonDeg=48 LonMin=03 LonSec Locator LocatorMap CityDay= FederalSubject=Astrakhan Oblast MunStatus=Urban… … Wikipedia
astrakhan — /as treuh keuhn, kan /, n. 1. a fur of young lambs, with lustrous, closely curled wool, from Astrakhan. 2. Also called astrakhan cloth. a fabric with curled pile resembling astrakhan fur. Also, astrachan. [1760 70] * * * City (pop., 2001 est.:… … Universalium
