flokati — [flō kä′tē] n. [also F ] a rug with a thick, rough nap, that originated as a hand woven, white wool rug in Greece, but is now also made in a variety of colors with synthetic fibers … English World dictionary
flokati — noun see flokati rug … New Collegiate Dictionary
Flokati — Flo|ka|ti 〈m. 6〉 Teppich aus naturfarbenen, langen Wollfäden [grch.] * * * Flo|ka|ti, der; s, s [ngriech. phlokátē = wollene Decke, zu: phlokátos = mit Quasten geschmückt, zu: phlóka = Quaste]: Teppich mit langen haarigen Wollfäden an der… … Universal-Lexikon
Flokati Rug — A Flokati rug is a plush, wool rug. They date back to 5th Century Greece, where they were used by Vlachs shepherds, near Samarina, Greece, which is the highest village in the Pindos mountains. After the rug is hand woven from 100% wool, each… … Wikipedia
flokati rug — noun Etymology: New Greek phlokatē Date: 1967 a hand woven Greek woolen rug with a thick shaggy pile called also flokati … New Collegiate Dictionary
flokati — /floh kah tee/, n., pl. flokatis. a thick, woolen rug with a shaggy pile, originally handwoven in Greece. [1965 70; < ModGk phlokáte a blanket or sleeveless cape of shaggy cloth < Balkan Rom; cf. Aromanian flucat shaggy, fleecy < VL; see FLOCCUS … Universalium
flokati — noun A handwoven woolen rug with a thick pile … Wiktionary
Flokati — Flo|ka|ti 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 Teppich aus naturfarbenen, langen Wollfäden [Etym.: grch.] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
Flokati — Flo|ka|ti der; [s], s <aus ngr. phlok(k)ate̅ »wollene Decke« zu phlóka »Quaste«> heller, schaffellartig zottiger Teppich [aus Schurwolle] in Art der griech. Hirtenteppiche … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
flokati — n. shaggy woolen Greek rug woven by hand … English contemporary dictionary