magic carpets
Airborne woven transport
Magic carpets is the plural of magic carpet, a rug that flies through the air carrying passengers.
The image comes from Middle Eastern folklore, particularly *One Thousand and One Nights*.
Figuratively, a magic carpet is any means of swift, effortless transport: The new train service is a magic carpet to the coast.
- AladdinStoried genie summoner
- genieMagical wish-granting spirit
- three wishesFolklore's granted requests
- flyingMoving through air
- jinnIslamic supernatural spirit
wishes · open sesame · wizardry · Arabian Nights · One Thousand and One Nights · adventures · enchantment · mythical · enchanted objects · flights · Harun al-Rashid · teleportation · oriental · Sinbad · mythology · woven silk · frame story · discoveries
- Arabian NightsAladdin, Scheherazade, Ali Baba, Arabian Nights, Sinbad
- Mythical FlightPegasus, dragons, griffins, angels, phoenix
- Eastern talesArabian Nights, Scheherazade, One Thousand and One Nights, Sinbad, Aladdin
- Orientalismodalisque, orientalism, Egyptology, snake charmer, harems
- Armenian Folkloredev, peri, dragons, giants, fairies
- Maghreb folkloredjinn, jinn, genies, ghoul, evil eye
magic carpetswelcome mats
Entryway floor coverings
doormats · area rugs · throw rugs · linoleum · shag carpet
magic carpetseveryday items
Common household objects
scientific instruments · industrial machinery · household appliances · hard science
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