He gave no sign that he understood Rainsford's words, or that he had even heard them. He was dressed in uniform-a black uniform trimmed with gray astrakhan. "I'm Sanger Rainsford of New York," Rainsford began again.
"I fell off a yacht. I am hungry." The man's only answer was to raise with his thumb the hammer of his revolver. gigantic creature, solidly made, black bearded to the waist, pointed long-barreled revolver at rainsford, menacing looking eyes, dressed in black uniform trimmed with gray astrakhan, incredibly strong Cossack, deaf, dumb, simple fellow that bit of a Savage.
Answering the door, Ivan presents a vision of "the largest man Rainsford had ever seen-a gigantic creature, solidly made and black bearded to the waist." Ivan is "dressed in uniform-a black uniform trimmed with gray astrakhan" (1.48). He was dressed in uniform--a black uniform trimmed with gray astrakhan. "Ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb.
e black and very bright. He had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face--the face of a man used to giving orders, t e face of an aristocrat. Turning to the giant in uniform.
Usage examples (35) Was the cavalry officer slim and elegant and dressed in astrakhan? Blow it out the hole in your astrakhan coat, you antediluvian bastid. He was dressed in uniform, a black uniform trimmed with gray astrakhan. He was dressed in uniform.
The allusion in the book The Most Dangerous Game, when it mentions "He was dressed in a uniform-- a black uniform with gray astrakhan," refers to the uniform worn by General Zaroff, the antagonist of the story.
