"sirky" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sirkies [plural]
Etymology: Hindi [Term?] Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|}} Hindi [Term?] Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sirky (countable and uncountable, plural sirkies)
  1. (India, obsolete) A kind of unplaited matting formed by laying the fine cylindrical culms from the upper part of the grass Tripidium bengalense side by side, and binding them in single or double layers. It may be laid under the thatch of a house, used to cover carts and palanquins, to make table-mats, etc. Tags: India, countable, obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: seerky, sirrakee, sirki
    Sense id: en-sirky-en-noun-B9Il-DrB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English

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