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carpet

7 entries found.



Main Entry:
car·pet Listen to the pronunciation of carpet
Pronunciation:
\ˈkär-pət\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Middle French carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from carpire to pluck, modification of Latin carpere to pluck — more at harvest
Date:
15th century
1: a heavy often tufted fabric used as a floor covering; also : a floor covering made of this fabric2: a surface or layer resembling or suggesting a carpet
carpet transitive verb
on the carpet
: before an authority for censure or reproof <got called on the carpet by his boss>


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