Oriental rug

noun

1. a rug or carpet woven usually in Asia and characterized by hand-knotted pile.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oriental rug¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Mrs. French made a splendid addition to the room in a large Oriental rug that Doctor Joe valued more highly as the years went on.

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It is to the tent-dwellers of the world, however, that we apparently owe the oriental rug.

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"Why, this carpet," cried Shin Shira, pointing excitedly to a very quaint-looking Oriental rug in the corner of the window.

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An oriental rug of dazzling medallion pattern was on the newly polished floor.

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The boy sat on a small Oriental rug, and by his side stood a very peculiar lamp.

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