WILTON CARPET
\wˈɪltən kˈɑːpɪt], \wˈɪltən kˈɑːpɪt], \w_ˈɪ_l_t_ə_n k_ˈɑː_p_ɪ_t]\
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a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
By Princeton University
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A kind of carpet woven with loops like the Brussels, but differing from it in having the loops cut so as to form an elastic velvet pile; - so called because made originally at Wilton, England.
By Oddity Software
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