Wiktionary
n. A small rug on which Muslims kneel to pray
WordNet
n. a small rug used by Muslims during their devotions [syn: prayer rug]
Usage examples of "prayer mat".
My only wish is that I may soon be able to take it down and that he will not have to occupy the carnal prayer mat forever.
He wiped his fingers as best he could upon a tapestry, a prayer mat being the only other choice that would serve for a towel.
He wiped hisfingers as best he could upon a tapestry, a prayer mat beingthe only other choice that would serve for a towel.
He noticed, too, a dark stain on the prayer mat where she had lain.
An ascetic was seated on a prayer mat before the statue of Ganesha.
He spread his prayer mat, recited the first prayer and made the first prostration.
Two silver gilt ladders gave access to the throne's platform which was made of ebony wood on which a sheet of gold, thick as a prayer mat, had been fixed with silver nails.
Fighting tears, forcing herself to maintain her Bene Gesserit composure, Anirul leaned forward and touched her forehead to the dry-skinned temple of the aged Truthsayer, as if bending over a prayer mat.
I told him it was a kind of prayer mat, which I think just confused him.