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Glossary of rug terms
- Agra
- A lovely old vine, leaf, and palm design from India.
- Andkhoy
- A traditional geometric design from Afghanistan.
- Aubusson
- A large central rounded medallion center, French in
design.
- Bijar
- A semi-geometric design known for its creativity and
color.
- Bokhara
- Repeating floral guls arranged in order down the field
of the rug.
- Feraghan
- A geometric fish and vine design from Iran.
- Hamadan
- An Iranian rug of many designs and color combinations.
- Heriz
- A part floral, part geometric, city rug from Iran, Persia.
- Hand-spun wool
- Wool spun by hand, contains irregularities which give
slight variances when dyed, enhancing the rug.
- Iranian
- Same as Persian.
- Isfahan
- A lovely vine and flower design from the Iranian city
of the same name.
- Karastan
- A quality maker of machine made rugs in America.
- Kashan
- A fine persian rug with a flowery design.
- Kazak
- A Russian tribal design from the Caucasian mtns.
- Kerman
- A fine Arabesque floral design in Ivory, Blue, and Red.
- Kilim
- Flat weave rugs that are reverseable.
- Kurdish
- A splendid creative design tribal rug.
- Mahal
- A tight but lovely old geometric Persian design.
- Moroccan
- Long-wooled rug with a soft nap handknotted in Morocco.
- Nepalese
- An arts & crafts design that is knobby and contemporary.
- Oriental
- A rug that is hand-tied hand-knotted or hand-woven.
- Pakistan
- A country in the mid-east and maker of fine rugs.
- Peking
- A floral design originated in China.
- Persian
- Name used prior to the 1950s for mid-eastern floral
design rugs.
- Prayer
- A rug design that is one directional, contains an arch
or mihrab at the top.
- Sarouk
- A floral design originating in Sarouk, Iran.
- Sisal
- Hand-woven with a flat and neutral weave.
- Teawash
- A darkened patina wash producing an antique look and
feel
- Vegetable dye
- Wool dyed with roots, bark, insects, or vegetables and
known for its beauty even after many years of use.
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