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astrakhan
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
astrakhan
(noun)
astrakhan
/
ˈ
æstrəkən/
Brit
/ˌæstrə
ˈ
kæn/
noun
astrakhan
/
ˈ
æstrəkən/
Brit
/ˌæstrə
ˈ
kæn/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of ASTRAKHAN
[
noncount
]
:
a type of curly black fur that comes from a young sheep
also
:
a cloth that resembles such fur
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