Definitions for kidderminster

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  1. kidderminster(Noun)

    A type of two-ply carpet once manufactured in the town of the same name

  2. Kidderminster(ProperNoun)

    A town in Worcestershire traditionally associated with the cloth trade, and the manufacture of carpets

  3. Origin: From Kidderminster

Webster Dictionary

  1. Kidderminster(noun)

    a kind of ingrain carpeting, named from the English town where formerly most of it was manufactured

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Kidderminster

    in the N. of Worcester, 18 m. SW. of Birmingham; has been since 1735 noted for its carpets; manufactures also silk, paper, and leather; was the scene of Richard Baxter's labours as vicar, and the birthplace of Sir Rowland Hill.


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