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kilims

kilims is the plural 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

Questions about kilims

What is kilims the plural of?
Kilims is the plural of kilim.

Words near kilims in the dictionary

  1. kilikiti
  2. kilil
  3. kilim
  4. Kilimanjaro
  5. Kilimanjaro mahogany
  6. kilims
  7. kilin
  8. Kilindini
  9. kilins
  10. Kilis
  11. kilishi

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