Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rug or small carpet intended to be spread on the floor of a mosque, the roof of a house, or the ground by a Moslem when engaged in his devotions.
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Examples
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Hence the use of the “Sajjádah” or prayer-rug an article too well known to require description.
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Like a vast prayer-rug, sapphire and silken, the poppies stretched to the gray feet of the mountain.
The Metal Monster 2004
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Kadiri, the servant of the prayer-rug of his grand - sire, of the Shaykh
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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An old prayer-rug, with a golden tree of life in its deep blue center, was the Honorable Margaret's wedding gift; Mark sent a coffee percolator.
Old Valentines A Love Story Munson Aldrich Havens
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Yet why assume that his life is moulded by mosque, harem, and prayer-rug, and yet deny the things of the West a commensurate share in the shaping of his social existence?
The New World of Islam Lothrop Stoddard 1916
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It may seem mere grotesque piquancy that the muezzin should ride to the mosque in a tram-car, or that the Moslem business man should emerge from his harem, read his morning paper, motor to an office equipped with a prayer-rug, and turn from his devotions to dictaphone and telephone.
The New World of Islam Lothrop Stoddard 1916
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"Are you standing on my prayer-rug?" demanded his companion, angrily.
Going Some Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913
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Glass unrolled his prayer-rug, and stepped upon it hastily.
Going Some Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913
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The young man took away the prayer-rug, and brought another from the wall; a much larger one, large enough, indeed, for twenty people to stand on.
The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure William Bowen 1907
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It is a prayer-rug from the mosque of Omar at Isfahan; a Kalicheh of cut-pile fabric, with the
The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure William Bowen 1907
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