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Definition of Numdah
1. Noun. An embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt.
Definition of Numdah
1. an embroidered felt rug made in India [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Numdah
Literary usage of Numdah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Riding and Hunting by Matthew Horace Hayes (1901)
"The term numdah, which is applied to felt saddle-cloths, is derived.from a
Hindustani word that signifies " felt" A saddle-cloth should be as thin as ..."
2. The Horsewoman: A Practical Guide to Side-saddle Riding by Alice M. Hayes, Matthew Horace Hayes (1903)
"The chief advantage of this numdah is that a saddle which is provided with two or
... A stout numdah of this kind can be used with a high withered animal, ..."
3. A Summer Ride Through Western Tibet by Jane E. Duncan (1906)
"Another numdah was laid on the bedstead under the mattress to prevent draughts
from underneath, which is as necessary as having plenty of clothes on the top ..."
4. Riding and Hunting by Matthew Horace Hayes (1901)
"... the use of a thick numdah with an improperly shaped or deficiently stuffed
saddle, is often a valuable make-shift when necessity gives no other choice. ..."
5. Veterinary Notes for Horse Owners: A Manual of Horse Medicine and Surgery by Matthew Horace Hayes (1903)
"... too thick a numdah (felt saddle-oloth); or (3) by too much weight being put
on the near side of a .side-saddle, which disturbance of balance is ..."
6. The Sportsman's Guide to Kashmir & Ladak, & C., by A. E. Ward by A. E. Ward (1887)
"Of late years I have taken to wearing sandals soled with very thick numdah over
thin leather. ... but they are very cheap ; and the numdah can be replaced. ..."
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