dhurrie

noun

dhur·​rie ˈdər-ē 

ˈdə-rē

: a thick flat-woven cotton or wool cloth or rug made in India

Examples of dhurrie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The armchair, custom banquettes, and bone-inlay side table are all Robshaw designs, the cocktail table is from India, the table lamps are by Christopher Spitzmiller, and the dhurrie is a custom design. — Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 29 Dec. 2022

The Moroccan theme carries over on a table Kincaid found at Michelle Nussbaumer's Ceylon et Cie (and also painted white), whose shape echoes the Abrash carpet, a riff on a vintage Swedish dhurrie. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 10 July 2019

The custom beds in a guest room are dressed with spreads from Chelsea Textiles, the chair is from Avantgarden, and the late-17th-century table is French; the curtains are of a Les Indiennes cotton, and the rug is a vintage Indian dhurrie. — Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 14 Apr. 2016

In the living room, the custom sofa is covered in a Kravet cotton, the cocktail table is by Martin Szekely, and the dhurrie is 19th century; the Egyptian light fixture is from Liza Sherman. — Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 14 Apr. 2016

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu darī

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dhurrie

• blurry
• burry
• currie
• flurry
• furry
• hurry
• murry
• scurry
• slurry
• worry