krimmer
(ˈkrɪmə(r))
Also crimmel, crimmer, krimma.
[G., f. Krim (Russ. Krym) Crimea (see Crimean a.).]
A grey or black fur made from the wool of young lambs in or near the Crimea; an imitation of this. Cf. astrakhan b, karakul b.
| 1834 Penny Cycl. II. 519/2 The lamb yields a fine and beautiful fleece, which the dealers call a ‘crimmel’, the bulk of them being imported from the Crimea. 1892–3 T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Fall & Winter 10/2 The same styles of garments trimmed in a hundred different ways with krimmer, imitation lamb, persian-lamb, beaver, otter, nutria, sable, [etc.]. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 28 Jan. 4/2 Chinchilla or krimmer. 1906 Ibid. 3 Nov. 13/1 Grey krimmer. 1923 Ibid. 26 Jan. 11/1 A definition of ‘crimmer lamb’, as a commodity in the fur trade, was agreed upon at Marlborough-street yesterday. 1929 [see karakul]. 1930 Economist 1 Nov. (Russian Suppl.) 37/2 Hare-Peschanik, Persian Lamb, Persian Lamb-Broadtail, Crimmer Lamb. 1949 Amer. Speech XXIV. 96 Another common type of Persian lamb is the krimmer... It is characterized by heavier fur and looser curl. Other strains of lamb can be dyed to simulate krimmer. |