Ghiordes knot

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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

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