dhurrie

Examples

• All

• He placed the coffee table on the dhurrie in the living room to protect the wooden floor.

• "Listen, can we talk about this some more? Somewhere quiet, just you and me?" A wedge of light appeared on the Dhurrie runner behind him.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Hunkered down on the dhurrie, his back against the sofa, Otis watched the late news.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Through the arched door to the dining room, I saw Ricky's neon green plastic sword lying on the Dhurrie rug under the dining room table.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The children played on the colorful dhurrie while their parents relaxed nearby.

Synonyms

C

carpet

vsdhurrie

434 1.0

A thick soft floor covering that you walk on

is flat woven and has no nap or pile unlike tufted fabric

R

rug

vsdhurrie

237 1.0

A thick piece of cloth placed on the floor for warmth or decoration

is flat woven and thin rather than thick and soft

F

floorcloth

vsdhurrie

• Archaic

3.6

A cloth used to clean a floor by wiping it

is made in India as a flat woven decorative floor covering

N

nammad

vsdhurrie

• Indian

9.9

An embroidered rug made from thick felt used to decorate or cover a floor

is woven flat from cotton or wool rather than felt and embroidery

N

numdah rug

vsdhurrie

• Indian

9.9

A rug with stitched designs made from thick Indian felt and bright colors

is flat woven and plain in technique rather than felt and embroidered

Surface Forms

Etymology