Oriental carpet

noun

Origin of Oriental carpet

First recorded in 1865–70

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There was a thick Oriental carpet on the floor, and all the mahogany furniture was upholstered in red morocco.
The Man in the Twilight | Ridgwell Cullum
He pulled up the thick Oriental carpet, and peered along every plank, but could discover nothing unusual.
The Grand Babylon Hotel | Arnold Bennett
I followed the maid up a marble stairway, covered with a green, Oriental carpet, and was ushered into a sumptubus parlor.
Maupassant Original Short Stories (180), Complete | Guy de Maupassant
I followed the maid up a marble stairway, covered with a green, Oriental carpet, and was ushered into a sumptuous parlor.
Original Short Stories, Volume 7 (of 13) | Guy de Maupassant
The floor was polished oak, covered in part by a large Oriental carpet.
Mohawks, Volume 2 of 3 | Mary Elizabeth Braddon

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