Ghiordes knot

noun

A kind of symmetrical knot used in knotted-pile carpets, where the colored weft yarn passes over the two warp yarns and is pulled through between them and then cut to form the pile.

Similar
Turkish knot
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Meanings

nounGhiordes knot (plural Ghiordes knots)

plural Ghiordes knots

  1. A kind of symmetrical knot used in knotted-pile carpets, where the colored weft yarn passes over the two warp yarns and is pulled through between them and then cut to form the pile.

    Synonyms: Turkish knot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of symmetrical knot used in knotted-pile carpets, where the colored weft yarn passes over the two warp yarns and is pulled through between them and then cut to form the pile.

Similar
Turkish knot
Also see
turkish knot

Translations

Finnish nukkasolmu
  • nukkasolmutype of knot
Cite this entry
APA

Ghiordes knot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ghiordes%20knot

MLA

“Ghiordes knot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ghiordes%20knot. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ghiordes knot,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ghiordes%20knot.

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