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Axminster
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English
Etymology
From en ang Acsan mynster, equivalent to the River en Axe minster.
Proper noun
en market town/and/cpar with a town council in dist/East Devon co/Devon cc/England OS grid ref SY2998. Parish map
Noun
A carpet made in Axminster imitating the Turkey carpet, noted for its thick and soft pile.
I 0016 A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire.
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