Wilton
['wiltən]
Definition
(noun.) a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile.
Checker: Trent--From WordNet
Examples
- These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Versailles is an ornament and an honour to France, Stowe and Wilton to England. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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