Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Kidderminster
Kidd (William Kidd)kill (-ed, -s)
Kidderminster, proper n. [OE Cydda's, one who carries provisions, and mynster, monastery, church]
Town in Worcestershire, England; place famous for its carpet industry started in 1735; [metonymy] kidder cloth; reversible double-sided woven goods.
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