- a fur of young lambs, with lustrous, closely curled wool, from Astrakhan.
- a fabric with curled pile resembling astrakhan fur.
- a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, at the mouth of the Volga.
- a fur, usually black or grey, made of the closely curled wool of lambs from Astrakhan
- a cloth with curled pile resembling this
- made of such fur or cloth
- a city in SE Russia, on the delta of the Volga River, 21 m (70 ft) below sea level. Pop: 507 000 (2005 est)
