The field guide · Sizes
Poshti پشتی
Poshti comes from posht, back: a firm cushion set against the wall to lean on, and, after the small rugs woven to cover it, a rug size of under one square metre, most often about 60 by 90 cm. A poshti rug may be a cushion face or simply a small rug of that size.
Also Pushti · Persian Poshti · bolster · back cushion
See also Zarcharak, Carpet cushion
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