Axminster carpet
a machine-made carpet having a cut pile and an intricate design of many colors.
Historical Examples
There is no Brussels or Axminster carpet on the cold marble floor—not even Turkish rugs.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 Various
noun
a type of patterned carpet with a cut pile Often shortened to Axminster
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variant of axi-, especially before a consonant. axo- pref. Axis: axoneme. Axon: axodentritic.
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axodendritic axodendritic ax·o·den·drit·ic (āk’sō-děn-drĭt’ĭk) adj. Relating to or being a synapse between the axon of one nerve cell and the dendrite of another.
- Axoaxonic
axoaxonic axoaxonic ax·o·ax·on·ic (āk’sō-āk-sŏn’ĭk) adj. Relating to or being a synapse between the axon of one nerve cell and the axon of another such cell.
- Axofugal
axofugal axofugal ax·of·u·gal (āk-sŏf’yə-gəl, -sŏf’ə-, āk’sə-fyōō’gəl) adj. Variant of axifugal.
- Axolemma
noun the membrane that encloses the axon of a nerve cell axolemma ax·o·lem·ma (āk’sō-lěm’ə) n. The plasma membrane of an axon. Also called Mauthner’s sheath.