kilim
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of kilim
1880–85; < Turkish < Persian gilīm coarse-woven blanket
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I had the bag stashed in a kilim shoulder bag I was carrying, but almost immediately upon entering the ruins, I was surrounded by a crowd of starving children.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2022
While not the best place to purchase a kilim, the local food products, colorful garb, cheap jewelry, even shoes, are a good snag.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 24, 2016
Open the door and it's like walking into someone's private cellar, albeit with prices and comments on the bottles and a faded kilim rug on the floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2015
Reproductions of his geometric kilim rugs have been commissioned from weavers in Bulgaria.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2012
They spend a few weekends taking the shuttle bus to Ikea and filling up the rooms: imitation Noguchi lamps, a black sectional sofa, kilim and flokati carpets, a blond wood platform bed.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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