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Turkish rug

American  

noun

  1. any of a large variety of handwoven rugs produced in Turkey, characterized by coarse, heavy yarn and a long, uneven pile.


Etymology

Origin of Turkish rug

First recorded in 1900–05

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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

He was looking awful loving at a Turkish rug.

From Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West by Raine, William MacLeod

Swiftly she changed the position of a Turkish rug so as to hide a spot on the polished floor that had been recently scrubbed and was still moist.

From The Big-Town Round-Up by Raine, William MacLeod

"No," replied the clerk carelessly, as he flecked the ashes from his cigar on to the fine Turkish rug.

From Bought and Paid For From the Play of George Broadhurst by Broadhurst, George Howells

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