Axminster

(aks′min′stər)

noun

a type of carpet with a cut pile, woven in various colors and patterns

Origin: after Axminster, a town in SW England, where it was first made by hand

See Axminster in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A carpet with stiff backing and a soft, colorful cut pile usually arranged in a complex pattern.

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Origin: After Axminster, a town of southwest England

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