Oriental rug

noun

: a rug or carpet that is made in central or southern Asia and that usually has very fancy designs on it

Full Definition of ORIENTAL RUG

: a handwoven or hand-knotted one-piece rug or carpet made in a country of central or southern Asia —called also Oriental carpet

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1881

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