Sehna knot

or Sen·na knot

[ sen-uh-not ]

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.

Origin of Sehna knot

¹

Variant of Sinneh, name of Persian town

Also called Persian knot.

Compare Ghiordes knot.

Words Nearby Sehna knot

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How to use Sehna knot in a sentence

Its Sehna knot, cotton warp and weft, as well as much of the drawing, are typical of Persia.
Oriental Rugs | Walter A. Hawley

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