English

Noun

dhurrie ‎(plural dhurries)

1. A thick, flat-woven cotton Indian rug or carpet.
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 359:

     They were hospitable and loved company We sat on a dhurrie under the open sky.

   • 2009 March 12, Julie Scelfo, “The $300 Makeover: West Village Studio”, in New York Times:

     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.