flokati rug

noun

flo·​ka·​ti rug flō-ˈkä-tē- 

: a handwoven Greek woolen rug with a thick shaggy pile

called also flokati

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Though most of the 63 alphabetical entries — like napkins, forks and even picnic baskets — are common enough, there’s also a more arcane jib door, Louis XIV chair and flokati rug. —Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Modern Greek phlokatē

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above