Khorassan

noun

Kho·​ras·​san

¦kȯrə¦sän

variants or less commonly Khurasan

¦ku̇r-

plural Khorassan or Khorassans

: a Persian rug or carpet often of Herat or animal pattern and vivid coloring

Word History

Etymology

from Khorassan or Khurasan, province of Iran

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