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Axminster
Axminster Ax"min*ster, n., or Axminster carpet Axminster
carpet .
(a) [More fully chenille Axminster.] 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.
(b) A similar but cheaper machine-made carpet, resembling
moquette in construction and appearance, but finer and of
better material.
Axminster
Axminster Ax"min`ster, n.
An Axminster carpet, an imitation Turkey carpet, noted for
its thick and soft pile; -- so called from Axminster, Eng.
Meaning of Axminster from wikipedia
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Axminster is a
market town and
civil parish on the
eastern border of the
county of
Devon in England. It is 28
miles (45 km) from the
county town of Exeter...
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Axminster ****s Ltd is an
Axminster,
Devon based English manufacturer of ****s,
particularly the same-named
Axminster ****s.
Whilst visiting Cheapside...
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Saltram House, and
Newby Hall.
Axminster **** was a
unique floor covering first made in a
factory founded at
Axminster, Devon, in 1755 by the
cloth weaver...
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hundred of
Axminster was the name of one of
thirty two
ancient administrative units of Devon, England. The
parishes in the
hundred were:
Axminster; Axmouth;...
- Britannia. Its
remains are
located at
Woodbury Farm,
immediately south of
Axminster in the
English county of Devon. The
square fort was
built at the intersection...
- 50.781; -3.000
Axminster Rural District is a
former district council area
based around Axminster, Devon. It was
administered by
Axminster Rural District...
- the
seaside town of Lyme
Regis with the main line
railway network at
Axminster,
running through picturesque rural countryside on the
Dorset -
Devon border...
- The
lands common to
Axminster and
Kilmington civil parishes are an area of
meadowland on the
banks of the
River Axe that is
shared between the
civil parishes...
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Axminster railway station serves the town of
Axminster in Devon, England. It is
operated by
South Western Railway and is
situated on the West of England...
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Axminster Monastery was a
monastery in Devon, England.
Cyneheard the Ætheling was
buried in the minster.
Historic England. "Monument No. 449574". Research...
