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An Afghan is a blanket, wrap, or shawl of colored wool, knitted or crocheted in geometric shapes.

In terms of etymology, it’s likely that the wraps or shawls that came to be called afghans were originally patterned after textiles from the Afghanistan region. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, afghan "wrap, shawl" dates from 1833.

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1. sam Says:
   October 28th, 2009 at 11:39 am

   maybe they originated in afghanistan
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2. thematrixhazu36 Says:
   October 28th, 2009 at 12:13 pm

   An Afghan is a blanket, wrap, or shawl of colored wool, knitted or crocheted in geometric shapes.

   In terms of etymology, it’s likely that the wraps or shawls that came to be called afghans were originally patterned after textiles from the Afghanistan region. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, afghan "wrap, shawl" dates from 1833.
   References :
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_blanket

3. honiebee Says:
   October 28th, 2009 at 12:23 pm

   Its still up in the air, and being researched, but as far as historians know, the word came into use because the patterns — stripes, zigzags, and squares — and colors of knitted and crocheted blankets resembled those of rugs from Afghanistan and symbolizes important aspects of certian religions from that region.
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4. StatIdiot Says:
   October 28th, 2009 at 12:39 pm

   Only some blankets and shawls are known as afghans. These usually are made up of symmetrical patterns, most likely inspired by patterns from east asia.
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