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Wilton

1 American  
[wil-tn] / ˈwɪl tn /

noun

  1. a carpet woven like Brussels carpet, on a Jacquard loom but having the loops cut to form a velvet pile.


Wilton 2 American  
[wil-tn] / ˈwɪl tn /

noun

  1. a town in SW Connecticut.


Wilton British  
/ ˈwɪltən /

noun

  1. a kind of carpet with a close velvet pile of cut loops

"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 Wilton

Named after Wilton, town in Wiltshire, England

Example Sentences

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“Florida has got one of the worst fire seasons in maybe the last 30-40 years, or it’s turning out to be that way,” Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson said at a news conference Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Emily Boothroyd, a certified financial planner in Wilton, Conn., begins by asking a client, “What are the family issues and concerns?”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 6, 2025

But these women — members of the Wilton Rancheria — were not looking back, they were looking forward.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

Finally in 2009, the Wilton Rancheria regained federal recognition, which allowed the tribe 15 years later to assume control of a 77-acre parcel in Wilton, not far from the Cosumnes River.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

“Rob said it was cold and windy up there,” Wilton recalled, “but he sounded good. He said, ‘Doug is just coming up over the horizon; right after that I’ll be heading down.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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