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as⋅tra⋅chan

  [as-truh-kuhn, -kan]
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–noun
1. astrakhan.
2. (initial capital letter) Horticulture. a tart, usually red or yellow variety of apple.
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as⋅tra⋅khan

  [as-truh-kuhn, -kan]
–noun
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.

Origin:
1760–70
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as·tra·chan   (ās'trə-kān', -kən)   
n.  Variant of astrakhan.
as·tra·khan also as·tra·chan   (ās'trə-kān', -kən)   
n.  

  1. The curly, wavy wool of young lambs from Astrakhan.

  2. A fabric with a curly looped pile, made to resemble this fur.

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