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

In my early memories, my grandfather had smelled like carpet cleaner. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Guests lingered, sharing cigarettes and stealing a last swig of wine as the carpet rolled up. — Ashley Sp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

When transitioning from hard flooring to rugs or carpets, the system automatically adjusts suction levels and modifies its brush roll behavior to maximize particle pickup while preventing hair entanglements around the main rollers. — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

All in punchy blue, a wall-to-wall Patterson Flynn ‘Miro’ carpet adds a soft finish to the enamel cabinetry painted in Benjamin Moore’s Bluebelle. — Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 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