Persian carpet — Persian Arts Visual Arts Painting … Wikipedia
Persian — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)ʒ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ Persians 1) ADJ Something that is Persian belongs or relates to the ancient kingdom of Persia, or sometimes to the modern state of Iran. ...the Persian Empire. ...Persian poetry. 2) N COUNT Persians were the people who… … English dictionary
persian rug — noun or persian carpet Usage: usually capitalized P : an Oriental rug made in Persia * * * Persian rug, an Oriental rug or carpet made in Persia (Iran). * * * ˌPersian ˈcarpet f37 [Persian carpet … Useful english dictionary
persian carpet — noun see persian rug * * * ˌPersian ˈcarpet f37 [Persian carpet] (also ˌPersian ˈrug) noun a carpet of traditional design from the Near East, made by hand from silk or wool … Useful english dictionary
Persian carpet — /pɜʒən ˈkapət/ (say perzhuhn kahpuht) noun a large one piece carpet having a pile of wool, sometimes of silk, twisted by hand with a special knot over the warp …
List of English words of Persian origin — As Indo European languages, English and Persian have many words of common Proto Indo European origin, and many of these cognate words often have similar forms. Examples of these include: English (Mother) and Persian (Madar), English (Father) and… … Wikipedia
Blackhead Persian (sheep) — The Blackhead Persian is a fat tailed breed of domestic sheep from Africa.cite web |url=http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/blackheadpersian/index.htm |title=Blackhead Persian |work=Breeds of Livestock |publisher=Oklahoma State University… … Wikipedia
Herāt carpet — handwoven floor covering thought to have been woven in Herāt, the Timurid capital in the 15th century, an important city in the 17th century, and now a provincial capital in western Afghanistan. Classic Herāt carpets, made in the 16th and early … Universalium
Qashqāʾī rug — ▪ Persian carpet Qashqāʾī also spelled Kashgai floor covering handwoven by the Qashqāʾī people, who have the reputation of making the best rugs from the Shīrāz district of Iran. They are the brightest in colouring, with rich blues and reds and … Universalium
Carpet — For other uses, see Carpet (disambiguation). The Azerbaijani carpet, a UNESCO Masterpiece of Intangible Heritage of Humanity … Wikipedia
rug and carpet — Any decorative textile normally made of a thick material and intended as a floor covering. Floor coverings made of plaited rushes date from the 5th or 4th millennium BC. Carpets were first made in central and western Asia as coverings for earthen … Universalium
