carpet

car·pet

noun \ˈkär-pət\

Definition of CARPET

1

: a heavy often tufted fabric used as a floor covering; also : a floor covering made of this fabric

2

: 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>

Examples of CARPET

1. We bought a new carpet for the bedroom.
2. Which brand of carpet did you choose?
3. The ground was covered by a carpet of leaves.

Origin of CARPET

Middle English, from Middle French carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from carpire to pluck, modification of Latin carpere to pluck — more at harvest

First Known Use: 15th century