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Bakshaish

noun
Bak·​shaish | \ (ˈ)bäk¦shīsh\
plural -es

Definition of Bakshaish

: a semiantique or antique Persian carpet with usually angular designs

First Known Use of Bakshaish

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Bakshaish

from Bakhshis, village in northwestern Iran

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