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
Nearly all the furniture of this as well as the Middle Room, including the Turkey carpet of the latter, still bright and substantial, was John Adams's.
From Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches by Various
It is obvious that a much smaller and finer pattern can be produced in Brussels than in Turkey carpet.
From Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition by Dresser, Christopher
He is standing once again on the old Turkey carpet.
From Doctor Cupid by Broughton, Rhoda
We seated ourselves on each side of the fire in an old-fashioned wainscotted room with corresponding furniture, the floor half covered by a well-worn Turkey carpet.
From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Beste, Henry Digby
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