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Definition of Kelims
1. kelim [n] - See also: kelim
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kelims
Literary usage of Kelims
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tapestries, Their Origin, History and Renaissance by George Leland Hunter (1912)
"... is flat—are Navajo blankets, Mexican serapes, Oriental kelims, etc., etc.
THE PROCESS OF WEAVING The process of tapestry weaving is most interesting. ..."
2. Peruvian Fabrics by Morris De Camp Crawford (1916)
"... kelims or actual tapestry. The Peruvian fabrics, (Fig. 31) on the other hand,
belong rather to the division of fabrics of which lace is the highest form ..."
3. From the Black Sea Through Persia and India by Edwin Lord Weeks (1896)
"... where the women are working at their looms weaving " kelims," or striped
carpets, we cross by a shaky bridge of sticks and clay to the chief's house. ..."
4. A Study of the Artist's Way of Working in the Various Handicrafts and Arts by Russell Sturgis (1905)
"Persian and Anatolian rugs, Indian dhurries, striped and patterned kelims, and
even cheap printed cottons from Java, Persia, and the Mediterranean, ..."
5. Players of the Period: A Series of Anecdotal, Biographical, and Critical by Arthur Goddard (1891)
"kelims. Portieres. Mattings. Curios. Oriental Brass Ware and Eastern Miscellaneous
Knick-knacks. LIBERTY & CO., Regent St., London, ..."
6. The Artist's Way of Working in the Various Handicrafts and Arts of Design by Russell Sturgis (1905)
"Persian and Anatolian rugs, Indian dhurries, striped and patterned kelims, and
even cheap printed cottons from Java, Persia, and the Mediterranean, ..."
7. Das Neunzehnte Jahrhundert by Gustav Adolf Zimmermann (1902)
"... aus sehr starken Fäden gewebten, bei welchen das Dessin auf beiden Seiten
gleich ist und welche unter dem Namen kelims in den Handel kommen, ..."
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