单词 | mameluke carpet |
释义 | > as lemmasMameluke carpet Mameluke carpet n. a type of rug made in Egypt during the time of the Mamelukes, characterized by a chiefly geometric design with a dominant central motif. ΚΠ 1957 E. Kühnel & L. Bellinger Cairene Rugs 6 The botanical origin of the ‘lancet’ leaves, surrounding the central figures in many Mamluk carpets, is not clear. 1983 Eastern Carpet (Exhib. Catal., Hayward Gallery, London) 40 (caption) Mamluk carpet Egypt, Cairo, first half or middle 16th century. 1989 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 79/1 Egyptian carpets used to be called Damascus carpets but are now termed Mamlūk, after the Muslim dynasty (1250–1517) that subsidized their manufacture, or Cairene rugs after Cairo, the city in which they were made. < as lemmas |
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