carpet
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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>
See Examples of CARPET
- We bought a new carpet for the bedroom.
- Which brand of carpet did you choose?
- 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
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