abrash

noun

ˈäˌbrəsh,

-räsh

plural -es

: a variation or deviation of a color in Oriental rugs

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Turkish abraş, literally, "speckled, piebald," borrowed from Arabic abrash "mottled, speckled"

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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