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Kirman|kɪrˈmɑːn, kəˈmɑːn|
Also Karman, Kerman.
The name of a province and town in south-east Iran, used (freq. attrib.) to designate a carpet or rug made there, usu. having soft delicate colouring and naturalistic designs.
1876O. B. St. John in F. J. Goldsmid Eastern Persia I. vi. 101 Not only flowers and trees, but birds, beasts, landscapes, and even human figures are found on the Karmán carpets. 1900J. K. Mumford Oriental Rugs xi. 187 It has been customary, until very lately, among the rug dealers of the West and Constantinople as well, to attribute the Kirman rugs to Kermanshah. 1931A. U. Dilley Oriental Rugs & Carpets iv. 94 Of all the villages weaving Kerman rugs, Rawar only has general rug fame. 1953A. C. Edwardes Persian Carpets xiii. 208/2 The new styles were dictated by America, which is by far the largest consumer of Kermān carpets. 1953R. Godden Kingfishers catch Fire xv. 184 It was a Kirman rug: a Kirman is the only Persian carpet that looks feminine. 1957R. Stout If Death ever Slept (1958) iii. 30 Through the reception room, across a Kirman twice as big as my room at home. 1967S. Reed Oriental Rugs & Carpets v. 69 By the turn of the century some very good Tabriz and Kirman pieces were being made. 1969C. W. Jacobsen Check Points How to buy Oriental Rugs vii. 132 Take the name Kirman, which is one of the highest priced and best of new rugs being woven today... Many people bought these as Kirmanshah (also spelled Kermanshah). 1970Canad. Antiques Collector Dec. 22/2 On the floor is a fine pile pink Persian Kerman rug [etc.]. |