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Shag carpet

Rug or carpet that has a deep pile From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shag carpet
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Shag carpet is made with cut pile yarns that are up to 3 inches long. The yarns overlap and are tightly twisted.[1]

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Close-up of the pile of a shag carpet, including two popular colors of the 1970s: avocado and harvest gold

In the 17th century, the term was used to refer to inferior silk material.[2]

Shagpile carpets became popular in the 1960s and 1970s.[3]

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