单词 | hamadan |
释义 | Hamadann. Used attributively or elliptically to denote a kind of carpet or rug (see quot. 1960). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > carpet > Oriental > Persian or Iranian Persian carpet1583 Persian1653 Persian rug1844 Tabriz1859 Kirman1876 Mecca1892 Karadagh1900 Khorassan1900 Kirmanshah1900 Shiraz1900 Hamadan1901 Shah Abbas1901 garden carpet1908 mahal1911 vase carpet1915 Nain1953 1901 J. K. Mumford Oriental Rugs (new ed.) xi. 199 There is little difficulty in distinguishing the Hamadan carpet from all other weavings. 1932 P. Selver tr. K. Capek Tales from Two Pockets 184 By Jove, if it isn't a Hamadan...and sometimes there are some fine Karavams and Kelims to be picked up. 1960 H. Hayward Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 138/1 Hamadan is the marketing centre for Kurdish rugs and they are often known by this name. Heavy, long pile of great durability, rather coarse in stitch but well coloured, designs often embellished with animal figures. Hamadan rugs are frequently described as ‘Persian’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < |
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