LAMBS  .—The sorts that primarily See also:

• INTEREST

interest the See also:

• FUR (connected with O. Fr. forre, a sheath or case; so " an outer covering ")

fur See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade in See also:

• EUROPE

Europe and See also:

• AMERICA

America are those from See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south See also:

• RUSSIA
• RUSSIA (Rossiya)

Russia, See also:

• PERSIA

Persia and See also:

• AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan, which are included under the following wholesale or See also:

• RETAIL

retail commercial terms: See also:

• PERSIAN
• PERSIAN, SYRIAN, EGYPTIAN AND TURKISH

Persian See also:

• LAMB (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Lamm)
• LAMB, CHARLES (1775–1834)

lamb, See also:

• BROADTAIL

broadtail, astrachan, See also:

• SHIRAZ

Shiraz, Bokharan and caracul lamb . With the public the See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general See also:

• TERM

term astrachan is an old one, embracing all the above See also:

• CURLY, JEAN NICOLAS (1774-1827)

curly sorts; the flatter kinds, as broad-tail and caracul lamb, have always been named separately . The Persian lambs, See also:

• SIZE

size 18 X9 in., are the finest and the best of them . When dressed and dyed they should have See also:

• REGULAR

regular, See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close and See also:

• BRIGHT, JOHN (1811-188g)
• BRIGHT, SIR CHARLES TILSTON

bright curl, varying from a small to a very large one, and if of equal size, regularity, tightness and brightness, the value is comparatively a See also:

• MATTER

matter of See also:

• FANCY (a shortened form, dating from the 15th century, of " fantasy," which is derived through the O. Fr. fantasie, modern fantaisie. from the Latinized form of the Gr. cbavraoia, Oavrai'ecv, Oat Pais, to show)

fancy . Those that are dull and loose, or very coarse and See also:

• FLAT (a modification of O. Eng. flet, an obsolete word of Teutonic origin, meaning the ground beneath the feet)

flat in the curl, are of far less See also:

• MARKET (Lat. mercatus, trade or place of trade)

market value . All the above enumerated lambs are naturally a rusty See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

black or See also:

• BROWN
• BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN (1771-181o)
• BROWN, FORD MADOX (1821-1893)
• BROWN, FRANCIS (1849- )
• BROWN, GEORGE (1818-188o)
• BROWN, HENRY KIRKE (1814-1886)
• BROWN, JACOB (1775–1828)
• BROWN, JOHN (1715–1766)
• BROWN, JOHN (1722-1787)
• BROWN, JOHN (1735–1788)
• BROWN, JOHN (1784–1858)
• BROWN, JOHN (1800-1859)
• BROWN, JOHN (1810—1882)
• BROWN, JOHN GEORGE (1831— )
• BROWN, ROBERT (1773-1858)
• BROWN, SAMUEL MORISON (1817—1856)
• BROWN, SIR GEORGE (1790-1865)
• BROWN, SIR JOHN (1816-1896)
• BROWN, SIR WILLIAM, BART
• BROWN, THOMAS (1663-1704)
• BROWN, THOMAS (1778-1820)
• BROWN, THOMAS EDWARD (1830-1897)
• BROWN, WILLIAM LAURENCE (1755–1830)

brown, and with very few exceptions are dyed a See also:

• JET (Fr. jais, Ger. Gagat)

jet black . Lustre, however, cannot be imparted unless the See also:

• WOOL, WORSTED AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES

wool was originally of a silky nature . Broadtails, size IoX5 in.. are the very See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young of the Persian See also:

• SHEEP
• SHEEP (from the Anglo-Saxon sceap, a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages; e.g. the German Schaf)

sheep, and are killed before the wool has See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time to develop beyond the flat wavy See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state which can be best compared to a piece of moire See also:

• SILK

silk . They are naturally exceedingly See also:

• LIGHT

light in See also:

• WEIGHT

weight, and those that are of an even See also:

• PATTERN

pattern, possessing a lustrous sheen, are costly . There is, notwithstanding, a See also:

• GREAT

great demand for these from the fashionable See also:

• WORLD

world, as not only are they very effective, but being so flat in the wool the figure of the wearer can be shown as perfectly as in a garment made of silk . It cannot be regarded as an economical fur, as the pelt is too delicate to resist hard See also:

• WEAR

wear . Persian Lamb See also:

• PRICE
• PRICE, BARTHOLOMEW (1818–1898)
• PRICE, BONAMY (1807-1888)
• PRICE, RICHARD (1723-1791)

price 12s .

6d. to 25s . Broadtail „ Ios . ,, 35s . Astrachan, Shiraz and Bokharan lambs, size 22 by 9 in., are of a coarser, looser curl, and chiefly used for coat linings, while the Persians are used for outside of garments, collars, cuffs, stoles, muffs, hats and trimmings and gloves . The so-called caracul lambs, size 12 X6 in., are the very young of the astrachan sheep, and the pick of them are almost as effective as broadtails, although less See also:

• FINE

fine in the texture . See also remarks as to caracul kid under Goats, above . Astrachan price Is. to 5s . 6d . Caracul Lamb „ 2s . 6d „ Ips . 6d . Shiraz „ 4s .

6d „ tos . Bokharan „ Is . 6d „ 3s . 6d . See also:

• GREY, CHARLES GREY, 2ND EARL (1764-1845)
• GREY, HENRY GREY, 3RD EARL (1802-1894)
• GREY, LADY JANE (1537-1554)
• GREY, SIR EDWARD
• GREY, SIR GEORGE (1812–1898)

Grey lambs, size 24 X io in., are obtained from the See also:

• CRIMEA (ancient Tauris or Tauric Chersonese, called by the Russians by the Tatar name Krym or Crim)

Crimea and known in the trade as " crimmers.” They are of a similar nature to the caracul lambs, but looser in curl, ranging from a very light to a dark grey . The best are the See also:

• PALE (through Fr. pal, from Lat. palms, a stake, for paglus, from the stem pag- of pangere, to fix; " pole " is from the same original source)

pale bluish greys, and are chiefly used for ladies' coats, stoles, muffs and hats . Price 2s. to 6s . Mongolian lambs, size 24X15 in., are of a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short wavy loose curl, creamy See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour, and are usually exported from See also:

• CHINA

China dressed, the See also:

• MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority being ready-made into See also:

• CROSS

cross-shaped coats or linings . They are used principally for linings of See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good evening wraps for ladies . Price Is. to 2s . 6d . Slink lambs come from South America and China .

The former are very small and generally those that are stillborn . They have a particularly thin pelt with very close wool of See also:

• MINUTE
• MINUTE (Lat. minutes, small; minuere, to make less)

minute curl . The China sorts are much larger . The smallest are used for See also:

• GLOVE (O. Eng. glof, perhaps connected with Gothic lofa, the palm of the hand)

glove linings and the others for See also:

• OPERA (Italian for " work ")

opera cloak linings . Price Is. to 6s . 6d .