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

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

The Aubusson carpets have been rolled up and put away -- you can't have twice 5,000 feet shuffling across those every day for two months.

From Time Magazine Archive

Beauvais with her high- and low-warp looms, her artists from Paris and her privilege to sell in the open market, lured from Aubusson the patronage that might have kept her strong.

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