astrakhan

[ as-truh-kuh n, -kan ]

/ ˈæs trə kən, -ˌkæn /

a fur of young lambs, with lustrous, closely curled wool, from Astrakhan.

Also called astrakhan cloth. a fabric with curled pile resembling astrakhan fur.

Origin of astrakhan

First recorded in 1760–70

Astrakhan

[ as-truh-kan; Russian uh-struh-khahn ]

/ ˈæs trəˌkæn; Russian ʌ strʌˈxɑn /

a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, at the mouth of the Volga.

Clearly somebody hates journalists who ask questions about the Russian army fighting in Ukraine, and not only in Astrakhan.

Violent Assaults on Reporters in Russia Go Unpunished |Anna Nemtsova |September 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And they may be swaddled in astrakhan when you see them, but not all fashion bloggers have had it easy.

Have Fashion Bloggers Gone Too Far? |Isabel Wilkinson |February 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And it was fur of every variety: brushed mohair, alpaca, ponyhair, and astrakhan.

Battle of the Giant Furry Mittens: Wang v. Altuzarra |Isabel Wilkinson |February 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He kept his hands in the pockets of his Astrakhan coat, and seemed not to have noticed the gesture with which he had been greeted.

The Picture of Dorian Gray |Oscar Wilde

His short hair and beard still clung to his head like curled moss or the crisp flocculence of Astrakhan.

The Three Partners |Bret Harte
It was also present to a slight extent in the Caucasus and in Astrakhan.

The Popular Science Monthly, October, 1900 |Various
On the journey between Tsaritsin and Astrakhan, Tchaikovsky had a very droll experience.

The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |Modeste Tchaikovsky
The waters of Astrakhan, though belonging to Prince Kourakin, have nevertheless been gratuitously conceded to the town.

Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. |Xavier Hommaire de Hell

astrakhan

/ (ˌæstrəˈkæn, -ˈkɑːn) /

a fur, usually black or grey, made of the closely curled wool of lambs from Astrakhan

a cloth with curled pile resembling this

(modifier) made of such fur or cloth an astrakhan collar

Astrakhan

/ (ˌæstrəˈkæn, -ˈkɑːn, Russian ˈastrəxənj) /

a city in SE Russia, on the delta of the Volga River, 21 m (70 ft) below sea level. Pop: 507 000 (2005 est)