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.

• closely-curled black or grey fur from fleece of karakul lambs
  
• cloth resembling the above mentioned fur
       Mentioned in Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game":
       He was dressed in uniform--a black uniform trimmed with gray astrakhan.
  

• a Tatar city in Russia, located on the Volga River, that was conquered by Ivan the Terrible in 1556.