Axminster carpet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Axminster carpet
First recorded in 1810–20; named after town in SW England where manufactured
Example Sentences
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Kaur's exhibition includes family photos, an Axminster carpet, a vintage car covered in a giant doily and kinetic handbells.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2024
But these days it seems more like a Blob: harder to corral than mercury spilled on an Axminster carpet.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
The elaborate desk has a fine green leather covering and the floor is covered in a bright red Axminster carpet.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2013
The foundation of the scheme was a costly "suite", upholstered in palish silk brocade, the separate pieces standing at fixed intervals apart on a gorgeous Axminster carpet.
From Sisters by Cambridge, Ada
A new light had fallen over them, and it seemed to her that this light released an inner meaning, a hidden soul, even in the claw-footed table and the threadbare Axminster carpet.
From Virginia by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson
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