Aubusson

American  

[oh-buh-suhn, -sawn, oh-by-sawn] / ˈoʊ bə sən, -ˌsɔ̃, oʊ büˈsɔ̃ /

noun

1. an ornate rug constructed in a flat tapestry weave, often in pastel colors.

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Aubusson British  

/ obysɔ̃ /

noun

1. a town in central France, in the Creuse department: a centre for flat-woven carpets and for tapestries since the 16th century. Pop: 4662 (1999)

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adjective

1. denoting or relating to these carpets or tapestries

Etymology

Origin of Aubusson

First recorded in 1960–65; after Aubusson, town in central France where made

Example Sentences

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

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

It had a striking Aubusson rug, a Tiffany lamp, a newly decorated interior.

From Time Magazine Archive

And yet history of tapestry weaving at Aubusson lacks the importance that gilds the Gobelins and Beauvais.

From The Tapestry Book by Candee, Helen Churchill Hungerford, Mrs.