dhurrie
/ˈdʌri/
dhurrie noun: a thick, flat-woven cotton Indian rug or carpet.
Noun
dhurrie (plural dhurries)
- A thick, flat-woven cotton Indian rug or carpet.
- The eye-flies had colonized the top of an almeira; the red stains on the durry were thicker, for Mohammed Latif had slept here during his imprisonment and spat a good deal […].1924, EM Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin, published 2005, page 262
- They were hospitable and loved company We sat on a dhurrie under the open sky.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 359
dhurrie meaning in Tamil
dhurrie in Tamil
- தரைவிரிப்பு, அடர்பருத்தித் திரைச்சீலைத் துணி
Forms of dhurrie
| plural | dhurries |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dhurri |
| alternative form | dhurry |
| alternative form | durry |
Origin of dhurrie
From Hindi दरी (darī).
Questions about dhurrie
- What does dhurrie mean?
- Dhurrie means a thick, flat-woven cotton Indian rug or carpet.
- What is dhurrie in Tamil?
- Dhurrie in Tamil is தரைவிரிப்பு, அடர்பருத்தித் திரைச்சீலைத் துணி. See Dhurrie meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dhurrie?
- Dhurrie is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dhurrie?
- Dhurrie is pronounced /ˈdʌri/.
- What is the plural of dhurrie?
- The plural of dhurrie is dhurries.
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