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      Chirpy R. John Howe

      Chob Bash. See “Chub-bash.”

      chobi (Persian) “colored like wood.” Describing Afghanistan and Pakistan rugs in shades of light brown or tan.

      Chodor. See “Chaudor.”

      Chondzoresk, Cloudband Kazak. Chondzoresk or Khondzoresk is a village south of Shusha in southern Karabagh in the Caucasus. Khondzor is Armenian for “apple.” Nineteenth century rugs of this design have one or more medallions containing motifs simi lar to cloudbands. The mean knot density of these rugs is 58 symmetric knots per square inch. These are the smallest rugs of Karabagh, with an average size of 33 square feet. See “Caucasus” and “Karabagh.”