rya

[ ree-uh, rahy-uh ]

noun

, plural ry·as.

1. a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
2. the weave used for this, comprising warp, weft, and hand-tied knots.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rya¹

First recorded in 1940–45; after Rya, city in Sweden, where originally produced

Example Sentences

That’s the model that Rya Wu adopted after opening the Uptown art gallery The Fishbowl in April 2023 as a mecca for queer and trans creatives of color.

From Seattle Times

Founder Rya Wu said she started The Fishbowl, with help from the Seattle Restored program, to provide a space for queer, trans, Black, Indigenous and people of color artists to create and show work through private, for-rent art studios, coworking art sessions, figure drawing sessions, monthly makers markets and rotating art shows.

From Seattle Times

“I wasn’t a very popular kid at school,” Danny tells Rya; and Holland, though 27 and British, does impressively inhabit a luckless American high school student.

From Los Angeles Times

The length of the series, which is padded with extraneous material — including a home life for Rya and a backstory for Danny’s mother and stepfather — and scenes that run longer than necessary, dilutes its effects, saps the drama of energy.

From Los Angeles Times

The series quickly brings in Seyfried‘s character, Rya, whom Dunne addresses as “professor” and who is invited to ask Danny questions.

From Los Angeles Times