Aubusson
Americannoun
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Aubusson
First recorded in 1960–65; after Aubusson, town in central France where made
Example Sentences
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That meant, in her words, “lighter furniture, darker woods on the floor, and Aubusson rugs, a mixture that’s very much what my house looks like.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2018
In the living room, Dunham mixed French and English antiques with his own furniture designs, anchored by two Julien Schnabel paintings and a 19th century Aubusson rug from Mansour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2014
The formal parterre garden — inspired by an Aubusson rug — has symmetrical flower beds planted with peonies and roses, interspersed with Virginia bluebells, Johnny-jump-ups and other perennials.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2011
To weave the 24 Aubusson rugs, carefully kept facsimiles of the original patterns were used; Lyon silk-makers simply followed swatches saved from Napoleon's purchases to reproduce the curtains and upholstery.
From Time Magazine Archive
She could only think of the Squire of Briarwood as the lad from Eton—clumsy, shy, given to breaking teacups, and leaving the track of his footsteps in clay or mud upon the Aubusson carpets.
From Vixen, Volume I. by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
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