trə 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.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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astrakhan (ˌæstrəˈkæn, -ˈkɑːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a fur, usually black or grey, made of the closely curled wool of lambs from Astrakhan |
| 2. | a cloth with curled pile resembling this |
| 3. | (modifier) made of such fur or cloth: an astrakhan collar |
| Astrakhan (ˌæstrəˈkæn, -ˈkɑːn, Russian ˈastrəxənj) | |
| —n | |
| a city in SE Russia, on the delta of the Volga River, 21 m (70 ft) below sea level. Pop: 507 000 (2005 est) | |
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