karakul lamb
11Persian lamb — 1. the young lamb of the Karakul sheep. 2. the lustrous, tightly curled fur of this animal, used to make coats and hats and as a trimming on various kinds of apparel and accessories. [1885 90] * * * …
12Persian lamb — /pɜʒən ˈlæm/ (say perzhuhn lam) noun 1. the lamb of the karakul sheep. 2. the fur of this animal, having closely curled lustrous hairs, and usually dyed black; caracul …
13Persian lamb — noun the silky, tightly curled fleece of the karakul, used to make clothing …
14broadtail — noun Date: 1892 1. karakul 1 2. the pelt of a premature or newborn Karakul lamb having a flat and wavy appearance resembling moiré silk compare karakul 2, Persian lamb 1 …
15broadtail — /brawd tayl /, n. the wavy, moirélike fur or pelt of a young or stillborn Karakul lamb. Cf. Karakul (def. 1), Persian lamb (def. 2). [1890 95; BROAD + TAIL1] * * * …
16broadtail — roadtail n. 1. the fur of a very young karakul lamb. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a hardy coarse haired sheep of central Asia; the lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur. Syn: caracul, karakul. [WordNet 1.5] …
17caracul — noun Etymology: alteration of karakul Date: 1894 the pelt of a karakul lamb after the curl begins to loosen …
18broadtail — broad•tail [[t]ˈbrɔdˌteɪl[/t]] n. clo the wavy, moirélike fur or pelt of a young or stillborn Karakul lamb; Persian lamb • Etymology: 1890–95 …
19astrakhan — /as treuh keuhn, kan /, n. 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. [1760 70] * * * City (pop., 2001 est.:… …
20Astrakhan — /as treuh kan /; Russ. /u strddu khahn /, n. a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, at the mouth of the Volga. 461,000. * * * City (pop., 2001 est.: 479,700), southwestern Russia. It is situated on several islands in the delta of the Volga …
