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Sehna knot
or Sen·na knot
[ sen-uh not ]
noun
- a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the ends of yarn looped around a warp thread appear at each of the interstices between adjacent threads and produce a compact and relatively even pile effect.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Sehna knot1
Variant of Sinneh, name of Persian town
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Example Sentences
Its Sehna knot, cotton warp and weft, as well as much of the drawing, are typical of Persia.
From Project Gutenberg
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