Wilton

¹ American

[wil-tn] / ˈwɪl tn /

noun

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

a town in SW Connecticut.

Wilton British

/ ˈwɪltən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Wilton

Named after Wilton, town in Wiltshire, England

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Wilton

It took more than three years of work, including a complete rewrite of the script and Croft's dialogue, now voiced by the British actress Alix Wilton Regan.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Bull was set to begin an around-the-world trip with a friend in Wilton, Connecticut.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Wilton has been given free rein to improve England's fielding.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

“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

Rob Hall, Mike Groom, and Yasuko Namba reached the summit around this time, too, and Hall radioed Helen Wilton at Base Camp to give her the good news.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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