dhurrie

or dur·rie

[ dur-ee ]

noun

a thick, nonpile cotton rug of India.

Origin of dhurrie

¹

First recorded in 1875–80, dhurrie is from the Hindi word darī

Words Nearby dhurrie

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How to use dhurrie in a sentence

I rested on my dhurrie under an oak till the caravan came up.
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For example the dhurrie rug is woven in several districts of the northern provinces.
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