afghan
Handmade yarn blanket
An afghan is a knitted or crocheted blanket, typically made of colorful wool in decorative patterns.
The word suggests handmade warmth and domestic craft: She curled up under her grandmother's afghan.
Afghan hounds are tall, slender dogs with long silky coats. (Capitalized Afghan relates to Afghanistan.)
throw
Propel by arm motion
- quiltStuffed, stitched bed covering
- coverletOrnamental bed covering
- bedspreadDecorative mattress covering
comforter · crochet · knitted · handmade · patchwork · granny square · ripple · chevron · zigzag · striped
saluki
Elegant ancient sighthound breed
- greyhoundSleek, fast-running breed
- whippetNitrous canister or cookie
- borzoiAristocratic Russian hunting breed
sighthound · coursing · elegant · graceful · slender · tall · silky · long-haired · dignified · aloof
blanket construction and form
afghanquilt
Stuffed, stitched bed covering
comforter · duvet · woven blanket · fleece blanket · electric blanket
- Afghan refugeesPeople fleeing Afghanistan
- Soviet-Afghan War1979-1989 occupation and resistance
- Afghanistan vetFormer Mideast theater servicemember
- Afghan houndsTall silky-coated sighthounds
- Afghan rugHandmade carpet from Kabul region
- Afghanistan veteranOne who served there