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
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
He is standing once again on the old Turkey carpet.
From Doctor Cupid by Broughton, Rhoda
It is not what one would call a good-looking cellar; no priceless prints adorn the walls, no Turkey carpet receives your jaded feet.
From Men, Women and Guns by McNeile, H. C. (Herman Cyril)
A second-hand Turkey carpet, in a very dusty state, covered part of the floor; and a dirty canvas sack lay by the door for people coming in to rub their feet on.
From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
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