单词 | namad |
释义 | namadn. In parts of the Middle East and Asia: a felt carpet or rug, esp. one spread on the seat of a sovereign; (also) a coat or saddlecloth. Cf. numdah n., numnah n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > rug rug1624 namad1753 rigg1769 Meshed1904 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [noun] > cover for furniture > for chair namad1753 chair-cover1824 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea I. ii. xxxiii. 226 The apartment was full of people seated on Næmets..spread round the sides of the room. 1815 J. Malcolm Hist. Persia I. xii. 410 That chief..was seated upon a black felt, or nummud. 1828 J. B. Fraser Kuzzilbash I. xiv. 183 Then throwing a numud over it, he washed from its mouth and face the sand. 1860 M. Reid Odd People 236 In most of these houses they [sc. the Turcomans] do not keep a carpet or numud constantly spread. 1893 Overland Monthly Dec. 581/2 Seated on a black felt nummud—the sacred carpet—he would be consecrated by a Mongolian priest with the ancient Shaman rites. 1953 A. K. S. Lambton Landlord & Peasant in Persia 352 In the Turbati Ḥaydarī area shepherds are paid in..wheat, one namad, or felt coat, and one pair of shoes. 2003 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 28 May 7 A husband-and-wife team..are importing felt rugs called namads from northern Iran and trying to save a disappearing craft at the same time. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1753 |
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