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Bokhara rug

American  
Or Bukhara rug

noun

  1. a Turkoman rug having a tan or red background and decorated with varied octagon patterns.


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Favorite gathering place for D block's intellectuals was a cozy yellow-and-primrose-painted cell with a 100-book library, a Bokhara rug and a medieval print of St. Paul.

From Time Magazine Archive

While Hotchkiss examined scratches and replaced the Bokhara rug, I engaged Jennie in conversation.

From The Man in Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehart

“Suppose he should make a fuss about that,” he said, pointing to the Bokhara rug which adorned their little sitting-room.

From The Debtor A Novel by William Dodge Stevens

There was no sign of my ghostly visitant, but as we stood there the Bokhara rug, without warning, slid over the railing and fell to the floor below.

From The Man in Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Two for meals, and a Bokhara rug, soft and pleasant for the feet.

From The ninth vibration and other stories by L. Adams (Lily Adams) Beck

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