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Definition of kilim in English: kilim(also kelim) nounkɪˈliːmˈkiːlɪmkiˈlim A flat-woven carpet or rug made in Turkey, Kurdistan, and neighbouring areas. kilims on varnished floorboards as modifier rich kilim rugs Example sentencesExamples - Strangely enough, by losing myself in the delights of my new environment - in the carpets and kilims, in the handcrafts of all kinds, in Turkish classical music and calligraphy - I came to appreciate my own language more acutely.
- When people think of Turkey and shopping, they tend to think of rugs, kelims and other fabrics.
- To convey a rich, warm, and cozy look, use heavily textured fabrics like kilims, woven woolens, and tapestries, and dark, fiery colors like reds and oranges.
- Among the nomads, men sat on kilims and carpets around a hearth outside the front of the tent to visit, drink coffee and tea, and eat.
- The cities of Mostar and Sarajevo are famous for their kilims (handwoven carpets).
Synonyms rug, runner, carpet, drugget
Origin Late 19th century: via Turkish from Persian gelīm. Rhymes abeam, agleam, beam, blaspheme, bream, deem, deme, downstream, dream, esteem, extreme, gleam, hakim, meme, midstream, Nîmes, régime, scheme, scream, seam, seem, steam, stream, supreme, team, teem, theme, upstream Definition of kilim in US English: kilimnounkēˈlēmkiˈlim A flat-woven carpet or rug made in Turkey, Kurdistan, and neighboring areas. kilims on varnished floorboards as modifier rich kilim rugs Example sentencesExamples - The cities of Mostar and Sarajevo are famous for their kilims (handwoven carpets).
- Among the nomads, men sat on kilims and carpets around a hearth outside the front of the tent to visit, drink coffee and tea, and eat.
- To convey a rich, warm, and cozy look, use heavily textured fabrics like kilims, woven woolens, and tapestries, and dark, fiery colors like reds and oranges.
- Strangely enough, by losing myself in the delights of my new environment - in the carpets and kilims, in the handcrafts of all kinds, in Turkish classical music and calligraphy - I came to appreciate my own language more acutely.
- When people think of Turkey and shopping, they tend to think of rugs, kelims and other fabrics.
Synonyms rug, runner, carpet, drugget
Origin Late 19th century: via Turkish from Persian gelīm. |