Aubusson
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Au·bus·son
(ō'bə-sən, -sôN') 
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A tapestry or usually pileless, densely patterned carpet woven in Aubusson, a city of central France, or similar to the ones made there.
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A tapestry or usually pileless, densely patterned carpet woven in Aubusson, a city of central France, or similar to the ones made there.
Aubusson (ōbüsôN), town (1993 est. pop. 5,546), Creuse dept., central France, in the former province of Marche, on the Creuse River. Its famous tapestry and carpet manufactures date from the 15th cent. Aluminum, electric lamps, and rubber goods are also made. Aubusson is the seat of a school of decorative arts and a museum of tapestry.
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- Carpets and Rugs - Aubusson: ornate rug woven to resemble figured scenic Aubusson tapestry, often in pastel colors
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Aubusson
Aubusson is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:
- Aubusson, Creuse, in the Creuse département, well known for the manufacture of Aubusson tapestry and carpets
- Aubusson, Orne, in the Orne département
- Aubusson-d'Auvergne, in the Puy-de-Dôme département
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Creuse
(department, France)
Pierre d'Aubusson
(French military leader & theologian)
Innocent VIII
(Italian pope)
Marche
(region and former province, France)
Roger Bezombes
(art)
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