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Meaning of dhurrie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A thick, flat-woven cotton Indian rug or carpet.

Examples

“The eye-flies had colonized the top of an almeira; the red stains on the durry were thicker, for Mohammed Latif had slept here during his imprisonment and spat a good deal […].”
“They were hospitable and loved company We sat on a dhurrie under the open sky.”
“Ms. Unger saw potential in objects that were stylish but in need of cleaning, so she took Ms. Rich’s cotton dhurrie home for a wash and spent half an hour scrubbing a flea market coffee table with Murphy Oil Soap.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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