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wilton

/ˈwɪltən/

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What does wilton mean?

noun

  1. A type of carpet, originally made in the town of Wilton.

proper noun

  1. A hamlet in Haile parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Copeland district (OS grid ref NY0311).
  2. A village in Bridstow parish, near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5824).
More meanings (27)

proper noun

  1. A village and civil parish (served by Allerston and Wilton Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE8682).
  2. A small village (and castle) in Redcar and Cleveland borough, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ5819).
  3. A suburb of Taunton, Somerset (OS grid ref ST2224).
  4. A town and civil parish with a town council near Salisbury, Wiltshire, famed for the Wilton carpets (OS grid ref SU0931).
  5. A village in Grafton parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2661).
  6. A parish of the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland.
  7. A suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.
  8. A small town in New South Wales, Australia.
  9. A suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand.
  10. A village in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe.
  11. A rural municipality (the Rural Municipality of Wilton No. 472) in western Saskatchewan, Canada.
  12. A small town in Shelby County, Alabama.
  13. A small town in Little River County, Arkansas.
  14. A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California.
  15. A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
  16. An unincorporated community and township in Will County, Illinois.
  17. A city in Cedar County and Muscatine County, Iowa.
  18. A township in Muscatine County, Iowa.
  19. A town in Franklin County, Maine.
  20. A minor city in Beltrami County, Minnesota.
  21. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Waseca County, Minnesota.
  22. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri.
  23. A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
  24. A large town in Saratoga County, New York.
  25. A minor city in Burleigh County and McLean County, North Dakota.
  26. A village and town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
  27. A habitational surname from Old English.
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/ˈwɪltən/

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Versailles is an ornament and an honour to France, Stowe and Wilton to England.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
I have lately been at Wilton, and was astonished at the heaps of rubbish.
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610
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Wilton at once telegraphed to him that he had secured the singer, who was to come over and begin her concerts in September.
Joel BentonA Unique Story of a Marvellous Career: Life of Hon. Phineas T. BarnumProject Gutenberg ebook #1576
These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesProject Gutenberg ebook #1661
We had entirely forgotten the episode until this afternoon, when the expressman drove up to the door with a present for the John Grier Home from the chemical laboratories of Wilton J. Leverett.
Jean WebsterDear EnemyProject Gutenberg ebook #238