It's a lovely word I discovered in a Sherlock Holmes book.
astrakhan [ˌæstrəˈkæn -ˈkɑːn]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a fur, usually black or grey, made of the closely curled wool of lambs from Astrakhan
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a cloth with curled pile resembling this
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (modifier) made of such fur or cloth an astrakhan collar
Astrakhan [ˌæstrəˈkæn -ˈkɑːn (Russian) ˈastrəxənj]
n
(Placename) a city in SE Russia, on the delta of the Volga River, 21 m (70 ft.) below sea level. Pop.: 488 000 (1999 est.)
Also,
I paint space, and stars... and an "astra" is a badass god-weapon in Hindu mythology... and my part of my name is in it. Heh.