astrakhan

noun2

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.

   • Our new acquaintance very deliberately coiled up the tube of his hookah, and produced from behind a curtain a very long befrogged topcoat with Astrakhan collar and cuffs. — 1890

noun3

1. •
   An oblast of Russia. Seat: Astrakhan.
2. •
   A city, the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River
3. •
   A steppe in Russia, part of the Eurasian Steppes