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Saraband2|ˈsærəbænd|
Also Sarabend, Serabend, etc.
[ad. Saravand, name of a district in western Iran.]
A kind of Persian rug characterized by a pattern of leaf or pear forms. Also attrib.
1901J. K. Mumford Oriental Rugs vi. 68 The ‘pear’ [sc. a motif] seems to have..original association with Persia... In the Sarabands..it covers the whole field. Ibid. xi. 197 The Saraband rugs are made in the district of Sarawan. 1913W. A. Hawley Oriental Rugs ix. 130 In Mir-Sarabends one of two threads encircled by a knot is doubled under the other at back. In Royal Sarabends each is equally prominent. 1931[see palm-leaf pattern s.v. palm-leaf c]. 1943Burlington Mag. May 130/2 A Saraband carpet, the property of Mrs. Gilbert Russell. 1962C. W. Jacobsen Oriental Rugs 278 Choicest antique Sarabends will have as many as 350 knots to the square inch. 1975‘E. Lathen’ By Hook or by Crook viii. 78 An old and valued customer was..closing a deal for an old and valued Saraband. 1975Oxf. Compan. Decorative Arts 612/1 Serabend rugs with all-over cone designs. |