Turkey carpet

British  

noun

1. a wool carpet made in one piece and having a deep velvety pile and rich glowing colours

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Example Sentences

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

You’ll get into a delightful office, with mahogany writing-desks and stained glass windows, Turkey carpet and an easy-chair.

From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon

And then how he loves to give full value to the beauties of local color, or to shade a Turkey carpet, or to grade down the lights on gold and silver vases.

From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Singleton, Esther

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

Of course, if you desire to add any trimmings in the shape of a piano or a Turkey carpet you may . . and Denis and I will be very grateful.

From Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste by Granville-Barker, Harley