Heratn.
/hɛˈrɑːt/ Used to designate a kind of carpet and rug made in Herat, and the small, close design of leaf and rosette patterns characteristic of such rugs.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > carpet > Oriental > Afghanistan
Herat1917
1917 in R. Storrs Orientations (1937) x. 261 Some fine old carpets, including a brilliant Herāt.
1931 A. U. Dilley Oriental Rugs & Carpets Pl. 51 (caption) Herat rugs... Herat borders.
1960 H. Hayward Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 141/2 Herat carpets, fine quality Persian carpets... Knot: Ghiordes or Sehna.
Derivatives
Heˈrati adj. and n.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [adjective] > covered with a carpet > type of carpet
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Herati1931
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tufted1960
1931 A. U. Dilley Oriental Rugs & Carpets iv. 118 Herat, applied both to the ‘Ispahan’ weaving of the sixteenth century and to the blue Herati-patterned rug of the nineteenth century, is, rightly or wrongly, the outstanding name in rugs.
1957 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 622/1 (caption) The Herati pattern.
1957 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 628C/2 The Ferraghan [rugs], with their so-called Herati pattern—an all-over, rather dense design with a light green border on a mordant dye that leaves the pattern in relief.
1967 ‘W. Haggard’ Conspirators ix. 99 There was..fine old mahogany furniture and a Herati rug.
1969 ‘W. Haggard’ Doubtful Disciple xv. 166 The dealers call them Isfahans and most of the time they know they're Heratis.
1972 Observer 8 Oct. 14/1 (advt.) A central panel leading to the reception panel shows the Herati pattern on a light red ground.
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