Wilton

W4I1L1T1O1N1
/ˈwɪltən/

proper noun

A hamlet in Haile parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Copeland district (OS grid ref NY0311).

Similar
Wilton carpet
Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

proper nounWilton (countable and uncountable, plural Wiltons)

plural Wiltons

  1. A number of places in England:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Haile parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Copeland district (OS grid ref NY0311).
    2. countableuncountableA village in Bridstow parish, near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5824).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish (served by Allerston and Wilton Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE8682).
    4. countableuncountableA small village (and castle) in Redcar and Cleveland borough, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ5819).
    5. countableuncountableA suburb of Taunton, Somerset (OS grid ref ST2224).
    6. countableuncountableA town and civil parish with a town council near Salisbury, Wiltshire, famed for the Wilton carpets (OS grid ref SU0931).

      Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.

      2023 June 28, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 59
    7. countableuncountableA village in Grafton parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2661).
  2. countableuncountableA parish of the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland.
  3. countableuncountableA suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.
  4. countableuncountableA small town in New South Wales, Australia.
  5. countableuncountableA suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand.
  6. countableuncountableA village in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe.
  7. countableuncountableA rural municipality (the Rural Municipality of Wilton No. 472) in western Saskatchewan, Canada.
  8. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA small town in Shelby County, Alabama.
    2. countableuncountableA small town in Little River County, Arkansas.
    3. countableuncountableA town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

      "A lot of the information in C. L. and P.'s application is incomplete," said Monte Frank, a lawyer hired by Redding, Wilton and Weston to represent those towns' interests before the Connecticut Siting Council, which has jurisdiction on such issues.

      2001 December 23, Gary Santaniello, “A Surge in Controversy for Power Proposal”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 May 2015
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community and township in Will County, Illinois.
    5. countableuncountableA city in Cedar County and Muscatine County, Iowa.
    6. countableuncountableA township in Muscatine County, Iowa.
    7. countableuncountableA town in Franklin County, Maine.
    8. countableuncountableA minor city in Beltrami County, Minnesota.
    9. countableuncountableA township and unincorporated community therein, in Waseca County, Minnesota.
    10. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri.
    11. countableuncountableA town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
    12. countableuncountableA large town in Saratoga County, New York.
    13. countableuncountableA minor city in Burleigh County and McLean County, North Dakota.
    14. countableuncountableA village and town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
  9. countableA habitational surname from Old English.
nounWilton (plural Wiltons)

plural Wiltons

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile

Similar
Wilton carpet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwelig“willow”
  2. EnglishWilton

From either Old English welig (“willow”) or wella (“spring, stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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Chicago

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