دم کنی
English translation: rice steamer cover
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| 04:56 Jan 13, 2016 |
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|  Selected response from: Edward Plaisance Jr Local time: 20:11 | ||||||
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| 5 | rice steamer cover |
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| 5 | kitchen towel / towel |
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| 5 | diapering the lid! |
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| 5 | steam tight (cloth) lid cover |
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| 3 | cozy |
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8 mins confidence: 
rice steamer cover Explanation: It is a round flat woven wicker layer that is covered with cloth and is used to cover rice while it is steaming. It keeps the condensation from dropping back into the pot. |
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11 mins confidence:
kitchen towel / towel Explanation: دم کنی is a type of piece of cloth to cover the lid of the pot for rice cooking. I did a search on the net and found that kitchen towel or simply towel is used to refer to this in most food recipes. http://figandquince.com/2013/07/01/perfect-persian-rice-polo... http://www.mypersiankitchen.com/persian-rice-cooking-method/ http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/persian-rice-wi... |
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4 mins confidence:
diapering the lid! Explanation: diapering the lid! دم کنی بستن -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 mins (2016-01-13 05:09:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- a cloth lid made for steaming rice |
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11 hrs confidence:
steam tight (cloth) lid cover Explanation: steam tight (cloth) lid cover |
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1 day 2 hrs confidence: 
cozy Explanation: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/cosy?q=... In noun section , number one , you can find the meaning ... A soft covering to keep a teapot, boiled egg, etc. hot: |
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