MEANING
A tapestry or carpet made in, or in a style associated with, Aubusson in France.
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- an Aubusson carpet
- an Aubusson tapestry
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The Aubusson carpet had faded where morning light reached the center.
She moved the Aubusson tapestry to inspect the wall behind it.
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- aubusson
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Forms: Mass for style or fabric; plural aubussons for individual carpets or tapestries. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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