Turkey carpet
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It was a large, stately apartment, with purple chairs and curtains, a Turkey carpet, walnut-panelled walls, one vast window rich in stained glass, and a lofty ceiling, nobly moulded.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Beyond the bars were a Turkey carpet, several armchairs, a mahogany table with bottles, siphons, newspapers, and a large, automatic pistol.
From The City in the Clouds by Gull, C. Ranger
He is standing once again on the old Turkey carpet.
From Doctor Cupid by Broughton, Rhoda
On one side of the lake a broad pathway of dark-green grass, yielding like a rich Turkey carpet to the tread, extends from one end of the lake to the other.
From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 by Various
At eleven o'clock of Monday forenoon the deputation waited upon the Beau and was ushered over the Turkey carpet into his urbane presence.
From The Passionate Elopement by MacKenzie, Compton
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