heˈrät noun
or he·rati -äd.ē
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Herat, Afghanistan, where such rugs are made
1. : a usually heavy cotton, silk, or occasionally wool Oriental rug of loose texture that is tied with the Ghiordes knot and characterized by a basic pattern of a rosette between two curved leaves that is often much elaborated — compare khorassan
2. : an Ispahan of the 16th and 17th centuries