Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A carpet woven on a jacquard loom and having a velvety surface formed by the cut loops of a pile.

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  • noun A type of carpet, originally made in the town of Wilton.

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  • noun a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Wilton, a municipal borough of south-central England.]

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Examples

  • WILTON - The Tractor Supply Company plans to open a nearly 20,000 square foot store in Wilton on the south side of U. S. Route 2 across from Bryant Road.

    Maine News Updates - Central Maine Newspapers, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel 2009

  • This structure is located in Wilton, CT and is was completed in 2007 by Hariri & Hariri Architecture.

    Roof Outdoor Pools, a Cool Architecture Idea 2009

  • Grandpa Captain Wilton, of before their time, but whose wild and lusty deeds and pranks, told them by their fathers, they remembered with gusto -- Grandpa Captain Wilton, or David Wilton, or "All Hands" as the Hawaiians of that remote day had affectionately renamed him.

    THE KANAKA SURF 2010

  • "We're getting earnings data and economic data that suggest we're going from a soft spot to a moderate economy," said Michael Strauss, who helps oversee about $26 billion at Commonfund in Wilton, Conn.

    Dow reaches its highest level in 5 months Post 2010

  • 'Don Bullman, from Fernwood Crescent in Wilton, was arrested during a garda investigation into IRA money laundering after the 2004 Northern Bank robbery.

    Irish Money Laundering Newmania 2007

  • 'Don Bullman, from Fernwood Crescent in Wilton, was arrested during a garda investigation into IRA money laundering after the 2004 Northern Bank robbery.

    Archive 2007-02-18 Newmania 2007

  • Wilton heads off to Iraq War II and has a chance encounter with Lyn Cassady, a name Wilton recognizes from an interview he did two years prior where the subject talked about his participation in a military program to train psychic soldiers.

    THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS Review – Collider.com 2009

  • Dmitri Young singled to knock in Wilton Guerrero and give the

    National League Baseball - Expos vs. Reds 2001

  • Grandpa Captain Wilton, of before their time, but whose wild and lusty deeds and pranks, told them by their fathers, they remembered with gustoGrandpa Captain Wilton, or David Wilton, or "All Hands" as the Hawaiians of that remote day had affectionately renamed him.

    The Kanaka Surf 1919

  • "Yer name Wilton?" he inquired, still holding on to the envelope.

    Blindfolded Earle Ashley Walcott 1895

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