durrie

British  

/ ˈdʌrɪ /

noun

1. a cotton carpet made in India, often in rectangular pieces fringed at the ends: sometimes used as a sofa cover, wall hanging, etc

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Etymology

Origin of durrie

from Hindi darī

Example Sentences

One day the wives asked their husband to lend them the dayoorl stone, that they might grind some doonburr to make durrie.

From Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies by Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh)

When they had eaten, she hurried them off to her real home, built in a hollow tree, a little distance away from where she had been cooking her durrie.

From Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies by Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh)

When the women had gone, Gooloo gathered the children round her and fed them with durrie, hot from the coals.

From Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies by Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh)

For words introduced into English compare karma, sanyasi, fakir, brahmin, ghat, puggaree, pyjama, pucca, curry, chutney, chintz, cummerbund, khaki, rupee, durrie, turban, sepoy. doll.

From Stories from Tagore by Tagore, Rabindranath

Look ye, I have a durrie made of fresh doonburr seed, cooking just now on that bark between two fires; that shall your children eat, and swiftly shall I make them another.

From Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies by Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh)