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Etymology

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Persian سوزنی (suzani, of or pertaining to needle)

Noun

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suzani (plural suzanis)

  1. An embroidered tapestry from several central Asian countries.
    • 2007 March 18, Winter Miller, “Personal Sound Effects”, in New York Times[1]:
      She wore a coat made of old cloth from Uzbekistan called a suzani, which was faded black with embroidered red circles and yellow and white zigzags.