Ghiordes knot

English

Etymology

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Noun

Ghiordes knot (plural Ghiordes knots)

1. A kind of symmetrical knot used in knotted-pile carpets, where the colored weft yarn passes over the two warp yarns and is pulled through between them and then cut to form the pile.

   Synonym: Turkish knot

Translations

type of knot

• Finnish: nukkasolmu