carpet

noun

car·​pet ˈkär-pət 

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 verb

see also:

on the carpet

Examples of carpet in a Sentence

We bought a new carpet for the bedroom.

Which brand of carpet did you choose?

The ground was covered by a carpet of leaves.

Recent Examples on the Web

The guest rooms were designed to emulate a lakeside escape, while the hotel’s corridor carpets mimic a sandy beach. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026

The ground-floor restaurant and bar was covered in carpet featuring psychedelic crystal patterns, while ruby red velvet banquettes and a glass cube were installed in the dining room, filled with climbing plants and ferns. —Lindsey Tramuta, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026

The smell can seep into your furniture, carpet, and other furnishings in your home. —Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026

More film premieres in Cannes, more fabulous timepieces on the carpet. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

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, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing carpet

• Brussels carpet
• call (someone) on the carpet
• carpet beetle
• carpet-bomb
• carpet slipper
• carpet sweeper
• magic carpet
• on the carpet
• red-carpet
• roll out the red carpet
• sweep (something) under the carpet
• tapestry carpet

Kids Definition

carpet

noun

car·​pet ˈkär-pət 

1

: a heavy fabric used especially as a floor covering

2

: a covering like a carpet

carpet verb