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WILTON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Wilton mean?
• WILTON (noun)
The noun WILTON has 1 sense:
1. a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
Familiarity information: WILTON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Wilton; Wilton carpet
Hypernyms ("Wilton" is a kind of...):
carpet; carpeting; rug (floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile))
Context examples
These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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