Persian Definition–adjective | 1. | of or pertaining to ancient and recent Persia (now Iran), its people, or their language. |
–noun | 2. | a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians. |
| 3. | a citizen of ancient Persia. |
| 4. | an Iranian language, the principal language of Iran and western Afghanistan, in its historical and modern forms. Compare Old Persian, Pahlavi, Farsi. |
| 5. | Architecture. a figure of a man used as a column. |
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Carpet Definition–noun | 1. | a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors. |
| 2. | a covering of this material. |
| 3. | any relatively soft surface or covering like a carpet: They walked on the carpet of grass. |
| 4. | any of a number of airborne electronic devices for jamming radar. |
| 5. | a system of such devices. |
–verb (used with object) | 6. | to cover or furnish with or as with a carpet. |
| 7. | Chiefly British. to reprimand. |
—Idiom| 8. | on the carpet, | a. | before an authority or superior for an accounting of one's actions or a reprimand: He was called on the carpet again for his carelessness. |
| b. | Chiefly British. under consideration or discussion. |
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Related topics from BritannicaSpring of Khosrow Carpet
ancient Persian carpet, possibly the most costly and magnificent of all time, made for the Ctesiphon palace of the Sasanian king Khosrow I (reigned AD 531-579). Described in the historical annals of ...
medallion carpet
any floor covering on which the decoration is dominated by a single symmetrical centrepiece, such as a star-shaped, circular, quatrefoiled, or octagonal figure. The name, however, is sometimes also ...
Ardabil Carpet
either of a pair of Persian carpets that are among the most famous examples of early classical Persian workmanship. The larger one measures 34 17.5 feet (10.4 5.3 metres), and both carpets have a ...
Kerman carpet
floor covering handwoven in or about the city of Kerman in southern Iran, which has been the origin since the 16th century of highly sophisticated carpets in well-organized designs. To this city is ...
Polonaise carpet
any of various handwoven floor coverings with pile of silk, made in Esfahan and other weaving centres of Persia in the late 16th and 17th centuries, at first for court use and then commercially. ...
Ersari carpet
any of a colourful variety of floor coverings handmade by Ersari Turkmen of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Contrary to the custom of the other Turkmen, the Ersaris have no proper gul, or specific ...
garden carpet
floor covering designed as a Persian garden seen from directly above. The design consists of a central watercourse, with tributary canals of various sizes, interrupted by islands or by ponds ...
Herat carpet
handwoven floor covering thought to have been woven in Herat, the Timurid capital in the 15th century, an important city in the 17th century, and now a provincial capital in western Afghanistan. ...
Kashan carpet
floor covering of wool or silk handwoven in or near the Iranian city of Kashan, long known for its excellent textiles.Mughal carpet
any of the handwoven floor coverings made in India in the 16th and 17th centuries for the Mughal emperors and their courts. Aside from patterns in the Persian manner, a series of distinctively Indian ...
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Washington Post - Found Sep. 29, 2008
Every evening, the Saadatis would gather around a plastic tablecloth on a red Persian carpet in the living room of their basement apartment to...
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Doctor Helps the Heavy at Ramadan
Washington Post - Found Sep. 28, 2008
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In Tehran, Help for the Heavy During Ramadan
Washington Post - Found Sep. 27, 2008
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Why Buy A Persian Carpet Posted By : John Thackeray
Article Dashboard.com - Found Aug. 25, 2008
... buy a Persian carpet simply for the appreciation of its beauty. Let's look at the buying Persian carpets for an investment purpose: Persian...
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Tehran to hold 17th intl. hand-woven carpet expo
Mehr News - Found Aug. 20, 2008
US, Europe, China, Japan, Russia, and the Persian Gulf littoral states have been invited to visit the fair. The National Carpet Festival will...
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Why Buy A Persian Carpet
EverydayArticles - Found Aug. 24, 2008
Tags: persian carpet, persian rug, oriental carpet, oriental rug There are many reasons why someone would decide to purchase a Persian carpet.
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Iran handmade carpet exports hit 4m sqm
IranMania - Found Aug. 4, 2008
The 17th Persian Handmade Carpet Grand Exhibition will be held from Aug. 22 to 28 at the permanent fairgrounds of Tehran.
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17th carpet exhibit to open on August 22
Islamic Republic News Agency - Found Jul. 26, 2008
The 17th Handwoven Persian Carpet Exhibition will be held here in Permanent International Fairground from August 22-28. Announcing this, deputy head
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Putting the sass in kids parties and keeping Coke off the carpet
Camden New Journal - Found Jul. 25, 2008
... a clown-faced entertainer, blow up some balloons and play musical chairs until someone knocks the Coke all over your prized Persian carpet.
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Iran opens hand-woven carpet research department
Mehr News - Found Aug. 18, 2008
... for his part, announced that the center plans to issue IDs for Persian handmade rugs. Jalaleddin Bassam said that each carpet will have an ID...
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