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 

• WILTON (noun)

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)