English Explanatory Dictionary

Axminster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY2998).
noun
  1. A carpet made in Axminster imitating the Turkey carpet, noted for its thick and soft pile.

Word forms

Axminster Axminsters

Etymology

From Old English Acsan mynster, equivalent to the River Axe + minster.

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