Ispahan
Americannoun
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a Persian rug characterized by hand-tied knots and ornamented with floral and animal patterns, usually on a deep red, blue, or green background.
Etymology
Origin of Ispahan
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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He began to experiment with its primary combination of rose and raspberry in 1987, and 10 years later, he introduced his first Ispahan: a macaron the size of a cake.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2017
Named for an ancient Persian city famous for its Damask roses, the Ispahan is Pierre’s obsession.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2017
The Ispahan sablés are slice-and-bake cookies — logs of dough, cut into rounds and then baked.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2017
Remarkably, you get this intricacy with even the most basic Ispahan sweet, the sablé, a French shortbread cookie.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2017
The first day of the month Moharrem there is to be an exhibition of wild beasts in Ispahan.
From Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages by Poulsson, Emilie
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