English

Proper noun

Astrakhan

1. A city in Russia, located on the Volga River.
2. (archaic) astrakhan fleece

   • 1891: Heavy bands of Astrakhan were slashed across the sleeves and fronts of his double-breasted coat — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘A Scandal In Bohemia’ (Norton 2005 p.14)

Translations

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Astracã

Proper noun

Astrakhan f

1. Astrakhan (an oblast of Russia)
2. Astrakhan (a city, the regional capital of Astrakhan oblast, Russia)

English

Noun

astrakhan ‎(plural astrakhans)

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

Quotations

• 1891, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes:

  Heavy bands of astrakhan were slashed across the sleeves and fronts of his double-breasted coat....

• 1914, James Joyce, The Dead:

  He was dressed in a long green overcoat with mock astrakhan cuffs and collar and wore on his head an oval fur cap.

• 1924, Richard Connell, The Most Dangerous Game:

  He was dressed in uniform—a black uniform trimmed with gray astrakhan.

• 1929, Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own, Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 33:

  Was the cavalry officer slim and elegant, and dressed in astrakhan?