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afghan

[af-gan, -guhn] / ˈæf gæn, -gən /
NOUN
coverlet
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Gilbert: The couch and afghan, along with the entire main kitchen and living room set are in Carsey Werner’s storage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

It’s a form of manipulation and control like any other — except crocheted into an afghan and presented as love.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2022

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

He was looking down at the sun-bathed afghan where it covered Franny’s calves and ankles.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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