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Glossary of Oriental Rugs:

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Madder: A powder extracted from the root of a Rubia plant used to make red natural dye.

Medallion: The large enclosed portion of a design, usually in the center. Typical shapes are diamonds, octagons and hexagons.

Mihrab: This design has the prayer arch of an Islamic mosque in the rug's field.

Millefleurs: Small flowers make up the pattern throughout the rug's field.

Mordant: From the Latin 'to bite', the term describes a substance used to prepare wool or silk for dyeing. The mordant attaches to receptor sites on the surface of protein fibers and makes a chemical bridge between the dyestuff and fiber. The most common mordants are alum and iron sulfite. Madder and the yellow plant dyes require a mordant, whereas indigo does not.

Mordant 2:
A subtance used in dyeing that fixes the dye permanently to the fiber. Acid dyes require basic mordants and basic dyes require acid mordants. Most natural dyes are weak acids. Different mordants produce different hues and shades from the same dye. Common mordants are aluminum sulphate, potassium alum, copper sulphate, ferrous sulphate, potassium dichromate, stannous chloride, dried yogurt and urine.

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