Turkish rug
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Turkish rug
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Grant leaves and, alone in his enormous apartment, Moby takes off his shoes and, his feet bare on a Turkish rug, plays a Gymnopédie by Erik Satie on a $20,000 Swiss piano.
From The Guardian ● May 23, 2019
There's also some filthy-minded contemporary art: Igor Eskinja has made a Turkish rug from dust, suitable quarry perhaps for Susan Collis's jewelled broom.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 19, 2011
The weather will eventually tone them down to the harmonious colors of a Turkish rug.
From Shelters, Shacks and Shanties by Beard, Daniel Carter
Masterson obeyed and managed to linger until his curiosity was both appeased and heightened by seeing Jewel run across the Turkish rug and completely submerge the stately gray head beneath the brim of her hat.
From Jewel's Story Book by Burnham, Clara Louise
A little pleasant conversation ensued, which, among other things informed me that the Turkish rug beneath me had cost six hundred dollars; whereupon I anxiously lifted my unworthy feet, my emotion rising with them.
From St. Cuthbert's by Knowles, Robert E.
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