Oriental rug
noun
a rug or carpet woven usually in Asia and characterized by hand-knotted pile.
Origin of Oriental rug
1First recorded in 1880–85
- Also called Oriental carpet.
- Compare Persian carpet, Turkish rug, Turkoman rug.
Words Nearby Oriental rug
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How to use Oriental rug in a sentence
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.
A Little Girl of Long Ago | Amanda Millie DouglasIt is to the tent-dwellers of the world, however, that we apparently owe the Oriental rug.
Influences of Geographic Environment | Ellen Churchill Semple"Why, this carpet," cried Shin Shira, pointing excitedly to a very quaint-looking Oriental rug in the corner of the window.
The Mysterious Shin Shira | George Edward FarrowAn Oriental rug of dazzling medallion pattern was on the newly polished floor.
The Root of Evil | Thomas DixonThe boy sat on a small Oriental rug, and by his side stood a very peculiar lamp.
Everychild | Louis Dodge
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