Seljuk noun & adjective. ['sɛldʒu:k] M19.
[from Turkish seljūq, Selčük, reputed ancestor of the Seljuk dynasties (see below).]
A. noun. Hist. A member of any of the Turkish dynasties of central and western Asia from the 11th to the 13th cents., preceding Ottoman rule; a Turkish subject of any of these dynasties. M19.
b. adjective.
1. Hist. Of, pertaining to, or designating the Seljuks. M19.

2. Designating a type of Turkish carpet characterized by small geometrical patterns in white, black, indigo, and dark red. M20.

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