(AB-ah-day). Strongly woven, brightly colored Persian rug with small detached rectilinear figural designs, stylized tree of life, and diamond-shaped medallion.
(kash-GAI). Famous Persian nomadic tribes. Finely woven, rug of springy, lustrous wool, with detailed rectilinear designs. Also Kashkai, Gashqai, Quashqa’i.
(lah-VAHR). True Kinnan Laver rugs are no longer produced; modern so-called Kirman Lavers are similar in weave to Kirmans, but their floral designs are far more intricate.
(YOR-dez). Turkish double knot. Town in Turkey known for prayer rugs, the best of them finely knotted with a short pile, rectilinear designs, mihrabs typically in a single color.
Chinese rug made to be folded around a pillar so that the two long sides come together and the serpent or dragon typically decorating it appears to encircle the pillar.