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Axminster Carpet

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(1):

A similar but cheaper machine-made carpet, resembling moquette in construction and appearance, but finer and of better material.

(2):

A variety of Turkey carpet, woven by machine or, when more than 27 inches wide, on a hand loom, and consisting of strips of worsted chenille so colored as to produce a pattern on a stout jute backing. It has a fine soft pile. So called from Axminster, England, where it was formerly (1755 - 1835) made.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Axminster Carpet'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/axminster-carpet.html. 1828.
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