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kilim (kee-LEEM, KIL-im) - n., a flat tapestry-woven reversible carpet or rug.
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Specifically, of a type made in various part of the Middle East, eastern Europe, and Turkestan -- basically, the extent of the Persian Empire. Adopted in 1881 from Turkish, from Persian gelim, from Greek kálumma, cover/top/covering, from PIE roots. (Why not straight from PIE into Persian, I don't know.)
---L.
Thanks, WikiMedia!
Specifically, of a type made in various part of the Middle East, eastern Europe, and Turkestan -- basically, the extent of the Persian Empire. Adopted in 1881 from Turkish, from Persian gelim, from Greek kálumma, cover/top/covering, from PIE roots. (Why not straight from PIE into Persian, I don't know.)
---L.
