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Kidderminster

American  
[kid-er-min-ster] / ˈkɪd ərˌmɪn stər /

noun

  1. an ingrain carpet 36 inches (91 centimeters) wide.


Kidderminster British  
/ ˈkɪdəˌmɪnstə /

noun

  1. a town in W central England, in N Worcestershire on the River Stour: carpet industry. Pop: 55 610 (2001)

  2. a type of ingrain reversible carpet originally made at Kidderminster

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Kidderminster

First recorded in 1660–70; named after the town in Worcestershire, England, where it was first made


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Craig Nunn hit a car carrying Harley Thomas Wilkinson and his parents on the A451 between Kidderminster and Stourport-on-Severn in Worcestershire on 26 October.

From BBC ● May 16, 2025

Some are already operating at several stores including ones in Clapham, Kidderminster and Chislehurst.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2025

Both Mitchell and Singh had been based in a response unit at Kidderminster Police Station.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2025

He said the legacy of the case would be the number of errors made by police, which included botched attempts to deliver a £50,000 ransom at the Swan Centre in Kidderminster, Dudley Zoo and Kidsgrove.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025

When the company stopped answering their phone, Mum drove to Kidderminster, but there was only a broken chair in an empty office.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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