prayer rug
[prair]
- a small rug upon which a Muslim kneels and prostrates himself during his devotions.
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Origin of prayer rug
First recorded in 1900–05
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She turned, and saw Baroudi praying, on a prayer-rug with a niche woven in it, which was duly set towards Mecca.
Bella DonnaRobert Hichens
Will you kindly ask the servants where the little Persian prayer-rug and the parcel which I brought with me have been placed?
Prince PrigioAndrew Lang
prayer rug
- the small carpet on which a Muslim kneels and prostrates himself while saying his prayersAlso called: prayer mat
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prayer rug
A mat upon which Muslims kneel to say their prayers.
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