Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tapestry or usually pileless, densely patterned carpet traditionally woven in Aubusson, France.
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Examples
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But the example of d'Aubusson's good right arm, and his omnipresence, made heroes of all the defenders.
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Paging through the generously illustrated catalog, we see many of these artifacts photographed inside period rooms with beautiful silk on the walls and Aubusson rugs on the floors.
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Walking on his Aubusson carpet, and taking rides in his Daimler are dreams of mine.
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And so the Aubusson carpet was burned in patches, and the cashmere blankets and antique bedside table.
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French newspapers have an unusual business model in that only 40% of revenue comes from ads, compared to about 73% in the U.S, says Matthieu Aubusson , a media expert at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Paging through the generously illustrated catalog, we see many of these artifacts photographed inside period rooms with beautiful silk on the walls and Aubusson rugs on the floors.
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Swapping Aubusson rugs for rush matting and slipcovering all the "winter" upholstery seems very "Brideshead Revisited"—fantastically excessive behavior from another era that most people have neither the time nor cash to pull off.
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Paging through the generously illustrated catalog, we see many of these artifacts photographed inside period rooms with beautiful silk on the walls and Aubusson rugs on the floors.
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The Roosters led 8-6 at half-time after replying to an early Mark Gasnier try with scores from Braith Anasta and Mitch Aubusson.
St George Illawarra Dragons beat Sydney Roosters in NRL Grand Final
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Paging through the generously illustrated catalog, we see many of these artifacts photographed inside period rooms with beautiful silk on the walls and Aubusson rugs on the floors.
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