derivation

The term carpet comes from Old French carpite. One derivation of the term states that the French term came from the Old Italian carpita, from the verb "carpire" meaning to pluck.[2][3] The Online Etymology Dictionary states that the term "carpet" was first used in English in the late 13th century, with the meaning "coarse cloth", and by the mid-14th century, "tablecloth, [or] bedspread".[4] The Online Etymology Dictionary states that the term comes "...from Old French carpite "heavy decorated cloth, carpet," from Medieval Latin or Old Italian carpita "thick woolen cloth," probably from Latin carpere "to card, pluck," probably so called because it was made from unraveled, shred[d]ed, "plucked" fabric".[4] The meaning of the term "carpet" shifted in the 15th century to refer to floor coverin

فراگرد. [ ف َ گ َ ] (اِخ ) دریای بزرگی که بر گرد عالم میگردد و به جهت احاطه بر دور کره ٔ خاک به عربی آن رامحیط گویند و مملکت چین قریب به آن دریاست . (انجمن آرا). منظور مؤلف انجمن آرا روشن نیست و این نام درمأخذ دیگری دیده نشد. گمان میرود که این مطالب مبتنی بر بی خبری مؤلف مزبور از جغرافیای عالم است و وی اقیانوس هند را محیط بر خشکی های عالم دانسته است .

ادامه مطلب

Travertine (/ˈtrævətɪn/[1][note 1] TRA-və-tin, also /ˈtrævərˌtiːn/[2] TRA-vər-teen) is a form of limestone deposited by mineral springs, especially hot springs. Travertine often has a fibrous or concentric appearance and exists in white, tan, cream-colored, and even rusty varieties. It is formed by a process of rapid precipitation of calcium carbonate, often at the mouth of a hot spring or in a limestone cave. In the latter, it can form stalactites, stalagmites, and other speleothems. It is frequently used in Italy and elsewhere as a building material.
Travertine is a terrestrial sedimentary rock, formed by the precipitation of carbonate minerals from solution in ground and surface waters, and/or geothermally heated hot-springs.[3][4] Similar (but softer and