Brussels carpet

American  

noun

1. a carpet made with three-ply or four-ply worsted yarn drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern over the entire surface body Brussels, or made of worsted or woolen yarns on which a pattern is printed tapestry Brussels.

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Brussels carpet British  

noun

1. a worsted carpet with a heavy pile formed by uncut loops of wool on a linen warp

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Etymology

Origin of Brussels carpet

First recorded in 1790–1800

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Brussels carpet

Martha had described the parlor as having a Brussels carpet, with baskets of flowers spilling out to the corners of the room.

From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022

Then they tiptoed into the farmhouse, gazed with awe at the luxury of feather mattresses, the Brussels carpet and a lithograph of Queen Victoria.

From Time Magazine Archive

Next she had aspired to a Brussels carpet, and by and bye to a pier-glass and a piano.

From A Mere Chance, Vol. 1 of 3 A Novel by Cambridge, Ada

She disappeared in the hall with light footsteps, and Glenning, with his eyes set intently upon the worn Brussels carpet in front of him, awaited her return.

From The Man from Jericho by Litsey, Edwin Carlile

A Brussels carpet from one, a set of tea-things from another—it was like the going to housekeeping of the newly-married.

From Thirty Years in Australia by Cambridge, Ada