Persian lamb

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Persian lamb

The usually black pelt of a newborn karakul lamb, having glossy, tightly curled fur, or sometimes of a fetal lamb, having soft, silky fur.

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Persian lamb

1. (Textiles) a black loosely curled fur obtained from the skin of the karakul lamb

2. (Zoology) a karakul lamb

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Per′sian lamb′

1. the lamb of the Karakul sheep.

2. its fur, used by furriers.

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Noun	1.	Persian lamb - the fur of a karakul lamb lambskin - the skin of a lamb with the wool still on
	2.	Persian lamb - a karakul lamb lamb - young sheep

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Persian lamb

n (animal) → karakul m inv; (skin) → astrakan m inv

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