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Definition of Persian lamb
1. Noun. The fur of a karakul lamb.
2. Noun. A karakul lamb.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Persian Lamb
Literary usage of Persian lamb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Siberia and Central Asia by John Wesley Bookwalter (1899)
"... of this great river—The slow and vast operations of nature—Immense deposits
of this great river—Karakul—Rearing of the sheep here known as persian lamb. ..."
2. Fur-bearing Animals in Nature and in Commerce by Henry Poland (1892)
"Unlike many Lamb-skins, the persian lamb takes a brilliant dye. The Afghan Lamb
is similar to the foregoing, the curl is rather larger, and the hair coarser ..."
3. The House and Home: A Practical Book by Lyman Abbott (1896)
"Astrakan also comes in two varieties—Astrakan and persian lamb. The finest skins
of the persian lamb are those of the still-born lamb ; that is, ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... Persia and Afghanistan, which are included under the following wholesale or
retail commercial terms: persian lamb, broadtail, astrachan, Shiraz, ..."
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