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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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
Because Mr. Beane has been such a canny social satirist in the past, I kept hoping he would pull the Aubusson rug out from under the Fitches’ pretensions, both the naughty and virtuous kind.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2010
Lurgat's work is done at Aubusson on the river Creuse, the waters of which, unlike most other rivers in France, are free from calcium and perfect for dyeing wool.
From Time Magazine Archive
Over the parquet was a great gray Aubusson carpet with a design of monstrous roses as deep as damsons or burgundy; and from the ceiling hung two chandeliers of cut glass.
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by Compton MacKenzie
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