flokati

flokati
/floh kah"tee/, n., pl. flokatis.
a thick, woolen rug with a shaggy pile, originally handwoven in Greece.
[1965-70; < ModGk phlokáte a blanket or sleeveless cape of shaggy cloth < Balkan Rom; cf. Aromanian flucat shaggy, fleecy < VL; see FLOCCUS, -ATE1]

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