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afghan

[af-gan, -guhn] / ˈæf gæn, -gən /
NOUN
coverlet
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Valley College, her crocheted afghan flying like a kite.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2024

Since September, Minnesota has welcomed 721 afghan evacuees according to the Minnesota Department of Human Services.

From Fox News Jan. 20, 2022

I wrote early on in that essay, trying to conjure the first moment I ever saw one as an infant — my parent's afghan hound, Easy.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2021

There was Peggy Foster, 82, an afghan over her shoulders, Ralph Lucas, 84, the only man in the group, and Jean Rose, 96, who kept surprising herself with the success of her rolls.

From New York Times Feb. 12, 2021

There’s tan paisley wallpaper and a queen-sized four-poster bed with a knitted afghan folded and draped across the bottom.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone




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