单词 | mecca rug |
释义 | > as lemmasMecca rug 2. Designating a Shiraz prayer rug, esp. in Mecca rug, Mecca Shiraz. Cf. Kashgai n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > carpet > Oriental > Persian or Iranian Persian carpet1583 Persian1653 Persian rug1844 Tabriz1859 Kirman1876 Mecca1892 Karadagh1900 Khorassan1900 Kirmanshah1900 Shiraz1900 Hamadan1901 Shah Abbas1901 garden carpet1908 mahal1911 vase carpet1915 Nain1953 1892 E. Stebbing Holy Carpet of Mosque at Ardebil ii. 15 The situation of Shiraz was in every way favourable to the carpet industry..especially to the so-called ‘Mecca’ rugs. 1922 A. F. Kendrick Handwoven Carpets I. ii. iv. 168 Shirvan Carpet..also known as Daghestan, Mecca, or simply as Persian. 1970 G. Savage Dict. Antiques 265/1 Mecca rugs. Wealthy Mohammedans took prayer-rugs of the finest quality on the pilgrimage to Mecca, after which they were presented to a mosque and hung upon the wall. Many were made at Shiraz, and are termed ‘Mecca Shiraz’. < as lemmas |
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