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Axminster carpet

[ aks-min-ster ]

noun

  1. a machine-made carpet having a cut pile and an intricate design of many colors.


Axminster carpet

/ ˈæˌɪԲə /

noun

  1. a type of patterned carpet with a cut pile Often shortened toAxminster
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Axminster carpet1

First recorded in 1810–20; named after town in SW England where manufactured
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Axminster carpet1

after Axminster, in Devon, where such carpets are made
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Kaur's exhibition includes family photos, an Axminster carpet, a vintage car covered in a giant doily and kinetic handbells.

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But these days it seems more like a Blob: harder to corral than mercury spilled on an Axminster carpet.

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The woven Axminster carpet was made by Brintons, a British carpet maker founded in 1783, nearly 160 years before El Cortez appeared on the glitzy Vegas scene.

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The elaborate desk has a fine green leather covering and the floor is covered in a bright red Axminster carpet.

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The thick Axminster carpet of peacock blue was thickly covered with yellow roses.

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