Kirmann.

/kɪrˈmɑːn/

/kəˈmɑːn/

Forms: also Karman, Kerman.

Etymology: < Kirman, the name of a province and town in south-east Iran.

Used (frequently attributively) to designate a carpet or rug made in Kirman, usually having soft delicate colouring and naturalistic designs.

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

1876 O. 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.

1900 J. 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.

1931 A. U. Dilley Oriental Rugs & Carpets iv. 94 Of all the villages weaving Kerman rugs, Rawar only has general rug fame.

1953 A. C. Edwards Persian Carpets xiii. 208/2 The new styles were dictated by America, which is by far the largest consumer of Kermān carpets.

1953 R. Godden Kingfishers catch Fire xv. 184 It was a Kirman rug: a Kirman is the only Persian carpet that looks feminine.

1957 R. Stout If Death ever Slept (1958) iii. 30 Through the reception room, across a Kirman twice as big as my room at home.

1967 S. Reed Oriental Rugs & Carpets v. 69 By the turn of the century some very good Tabriz and Kirman pieces were being made.

1969 C. 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).

1970 Canad. Antiques Collector Dec. 22/2 On the floor is a fine pile pink Persian Kerman rug [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	kirman
释义	Kirmann. /kɪrˈmɑːn//kəˈmɑːn/ Forms: also Karman, Kerman. Etymology: < Kirman, the name of a province and town in south-east Iran. Used (frequently attributively) to designate a carpet or rug made in Kirman, usually having soft delicate colouring and naturalistic designs. 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 1876 O. 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. 1900 J. 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. 1931 A. U. Dilley Oriental Rugs & Carpets iv. 94 Of all the villages weaving Kerman rugs, Rawar only has general rug fame. 1953 A. C. Edwards Persian Carpets xiii. 208/2 The new styles were dictated by America, which is by far the largest consumer of Kermān carpets. 1953 R. Godden Kingfishers catch Fire xv. 184 It was a Kirman rug: a Kirman is the only Persian carpet that looks feminine. 1957 R. Stout If Death ever Slept (1958) iii. 30 Through the reception room, across a Kirman twice as big as my room at home. 1967 S. Reed Oriental Rugs & Carpets v. 69 By the turn of the century some very good Tabriz and Kirman pieces were being made. 1969 C. 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). 1970 Canad. Antiques Collector Dec. 22/2 On the floor is a fine pile pink Persian Kerman rug [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1876
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