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a⋅brash

[uh-brahsh, uh-brahzh]
–noun
any variation or change, typically striation, in the different dyes of an Oriental rug as it ages.
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a·brash   (ä-bräsh', ə-bräzh')   
n.  The natural and variable change in color that occurs in an Oriental rug over time when different dyes are used.

[Arabic, mottled, possibly of Persian origin.]
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