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Shag carpet
Rug or carpet that has a deep pile From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shag carpet is a style of high pile carpet with cut pile yarns that are from 1½ to 3 inches long.[1] The yarns overlap and are tightly twisted.[2]

In the 17th century, the term was used to refer to inferior silk material.[3]
Shag carpets became popular in the 1960s and 1970s in the post-war era.[4]
Graceland is known for having well-preserved shag carpeting.[1]
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