Definition of Persian lamb

1. Noun. The fur of a karakul lamb.

Generic synonyms: Lambskin

2. Noun. A karakul lamb.
Generic synonyms: Lamb

Lexicographical Neighbors of Persian Lamb

Perseids
Persephone
Persepolis
Perseus
Pershing
Persia
Persian
Persian Empire
Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf War
Persian Gulf illness
Persian Royal Road
Persian cat
Persian deity
Persian iris
Persian lamb (current term)
Persian lilac
Persian melon
Persian powder
Persian relapsing fever
Persian violet
Persian walnut
Persianness
Persians
Persic
Persics
Persil
Persis
Persism
Persisms

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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