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Oriental rug

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A handwoven rug or carpet in one of various styles made in or associated with the Orient, especially the Middle East or Asia.

    "The pile is made by fastening tufts of woolen yarn into the warp, and in this respect an Axminster is woven like a handmade oriental rug, except that on the power loom ingenious nippers take the place of the deft fingers of the oriental weaver."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of oriental rug. alt-of

Etymology

From oriental + rug. Attested from the 19th century.

See also for "oriental rug"

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