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as|tra|khan — «AS truh kuhn», noun. 1. the curly, furlike wool on the skin of stillborn or very young caracul lambs from Astrakhan. 2. a rough woolen cloth that looks like this. Also, astrachan. ╂[< Astrakhan, a city and region of Russia] … Useful english dictionary
khan — khan·ate; khan·jar; khan·kah; khan·sa·mah; khan·ty; tar·khan; as·tra·khan; khan; as·tra·khan·ite; khan·sa·ma; … English syllables
tra — in·tra·bi·on·tic; in·tra·cartilaginous; in·tra·cav·i·tar·i·ly; in·tra·cav·i·tary; in·tra·cellular; in·tra·cerebral; in·tra·cervical; in·tra·chordal; in·tra·cisternal; in·tra·city; in·tra·coastal; in·tra·company; in·tra·continental;… … English syllables
astrakhan — as·tra·khan … English syllables
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 — as|tra|khan [ˌæstrəˈkæn US ˈæstrəkən] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Astrakhan city in Russia] curly black or grey fur used for making coats and hats … Dictionary of contemporary English
astrakhan — as|tra|khan [ æstrə,kæn ] noun uncount black or gray fur with tight curls that comes from LAMBS, or an artificial cloth like this, used to make coats or hats … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
astrakhanite — as·tra·khan·ite … English syllables
ite — ad·am·ite; ax·um·ite; bed·lam·ite; camp·bell·ite; ca·naan·ite; church·ite; com·pos·ite; cush·ite; ephra·im·ite; ex·quis·ite; fa·vor·ite; gra·ham·ite; graph·ite; ha·math·ite; hash·im·ite; him·yar·ite; hit·ler·ite; huss·ite; ib·sen·ite;… … English syllables
Astrakhan — As•tra•khan [[t]ˈæs trə kən, ˌkæn[/t]] n. geg a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, at the mouth of the Volga. 509,000 … From formal English to slang
