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sehna knot — noun or senna knot Usage: usually capitalized S : a knot used in making carpets and rugs in which the yarn ends appear at the surface with one on each side of the adjacent yarns of warp around which they are twisted compare ghiordes knot * * *… … Useful english dictionary
ghiordes knot — noun Usage: usually capitalized G Etymology: from Gördes (Ghiordes), Turkey : a knot used in making carpets and rugs in which the two ends of pile yarn appear together at the surface between the two adjacent warp yarns around which they are… … Useful english dictionary
Ghiordes knot — a hand tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the parallel ends of looped yarn alternate with two threads of warp, producing an uneven pile effect. Also called Turkish knot. Cf. Sehna knot. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
Persian knot. — See Sehna knot. * * * … Universalium
Senna knot. — See Sehna knot. * * * … Universalium
senna knot — Usage: usually capitalized S variant of sehna knot … Useful english dictionary
Persian knot. — See Sehna knot … Useful english dictionary
Senna knot. — See Sehna knot … Useful english dictionary
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
Persian carpet — a handwoven carpet or rug produced in Iran and characterized by fine warp and filling yarns, a usually tight, even pile made with the Sehna knot, and a variety of floral, foliate, animal, and avian designs woven in rich, harmonious colors. Also… … Universalium
