Definition of "broadtail" []

• See karakul. (noun)
• The black pelt of a prematurely born karakul sheep, having a flat surface with wavy markings. (noun)

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• "A fur called broadtail, for example, is the skin of fetal or newborn karakul lambs who have been beaten to death."
• "A broadtail lace evening coat was paired with a Venetian blue blouse and metal plisse skirt."
• "Will people buy Peter Som's broadtail coat from premature or newborn Karakul lambs -- think about that -- with its never-say-excess iridescent fox color?"