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kelim

kelim is the alternative spelling of kilim.

Meaning of kilim

Noun

kilim (plural kilims)

  1. A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug from Turkey or Kurdistan.
    • The khan they all deferred to was a wiry, hook-nosed man with a growth of grey stubble on his chin, who sat on a kelim, listening to the others' arguments without moving a muscle.1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 183

Forms of kelim

pluralkelims

Questions about kelim

What is kelim the alternative spelling of?
Kelim is the alternative spelling of kilim.

Words near kelim in the dictionary

  1. kelewele
  2. Kelgoola
  3. Kelham
  4. Kelhams
  5. Keliher
  6. kelim
  7. kelims
  8. Keling
  9. Kelings
  10. kelipot
  11. keliximab

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