Sehna knot

American

[sen-uh not] / ˈsɛn ə ˌnɒt /

Or Senna knot

noun

a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the ends of yarn looped around a warp thread appear at each of the interstices between adjacent threads and produce a compact and relatively even pile effect.

Etymology

Origin of Sehna knot

Variant of Sinneh, name of Persian town

Example Sentences

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The Persian or Sehna knot is tied so that from every space between the warp-threads one end of the knot protrudes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

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