oriental carpet

noun

A handwoven carpet in one of various styles made in or associated with the Orient; an oriental rug.

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Meanings

oriental carpet1

nounoriental carpet (plural oriental carpets)

plural oriental carpets

  1. A handwoven carpet in one of various styles made in or associated with the Orient; an oriental rug.

    It must be emphasized at once that in the narrow sense one cannot identify an oriental carpet simply by its design. The classical method used by experts in the carpet trade is to study the weave.

    1989, P.R.J. Ford, The Oriental Carpet, →OCLC, page 10

Oriental carpet2

nounOriental carpet (plural Oriental carpets)

plural Oriental carpets

  1. Alternative letter-case form of oriental carpet.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
oriental rug

Origin

From oriental + carpet. Attested from the 19th century.

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APA

oriental carpet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oriental%20carpet

MLA

“oriental carpet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oriental%20carpet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oriental carpet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oriental%20carpet.

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