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prayer rug
[ prair ]
noun
- a small rug upon which a Muslim kneels and prostrates himself during his devotions.
prayer rug
/ prɛə /
noun
- the small carpet on which a Muslim kneels and prostrates himself while saying his prayers Also calledprayer mat
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prayer rug1
First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences
In the arbour was spread an exquisite prayer-rug, and for her there was a low chair, with a cushion before it for her feet.
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She turned, and saw Baroudi praying, on a prayer-rug with a niche woven in it, which was duly set towards Mecca.
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Suddenly she ran into the library, and knelt rigidly on a rug which she had heard her mother refer to as a 'prayer rug.'
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Will you kindly ask the servants where the little Persian prayer-rug and the parcel which I brought with me have been placed?
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She seemed as rare, as beautiful as an exquisite prayer-rug grown soft and precious with mellow suns and golden years.
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