Aubusson

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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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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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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 tapestry and carpets
Aubusson, Orne, in the Orne département
Aubusson-d'Auvergne, in the Puy-de-Dôme département

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