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flat-woven

British  

adjective

  1. (of a carpet) woven without pile

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The prevailing turtleneck styles on the market tend to be either too flimsy—fine for layering but lacking the body to be worn on their own—or just boxy and flat-woven and boring.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2013

Until World War II brides would stash kilims, a kind of flat-woven rug, in their dowry chests.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2012

Kilims, or flat-woven rugs, have long been considered the s poor relatives of the Oriental knotted pile rugs that have proved to be one of the best �though specialized�hedges against inflation in recent years.

From Time Magazine Archive

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