| 释义 |
Qum|kuːm|
Also Quoom.
Name of a city in N.W. Iran, used attrib. and ellipt. to designate a type of rug produced there.
1953A. C. Edwards Persian Carpet xvi. 340/1 The charm of the Qūm carpet lies primarily in its designs, rather than in its quality or colour. 1962C. W. Jacobsen Oriental Rugs 273 (heading) Qum rugs (Also spelled Qom, Gum, Goum, Ghum). Ibid., Qums are made in the sizeable town of Qum, which is some 90 miles South of Ispahan... When rug weaving began in Qum some 20 years ago, their designers preferred the all over designs. 1973Guardian 1 Mar. 21/1 Afghan Carpet..Silk Quoom..Pakistan Bokhara..Itamadan Carpet. 1974Evening Standard 12 Feb. 48/5 (Advt.), Superb oriental carpets & rugs. Including:..Silk Quoom rugs exceptionally finely knotted in precious Caspian silk. 1975‘E. Lathen’ By Hook or by Crook ix. 87 They joined Barney in genial contempt for a job lot of Hamadans, outdid him in admiring two spectacular Qums. |