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 verbon the carpet
: before an authority for censure or reproof got called on the carpet by his boss
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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 of carpet from the Web
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A more upscale red carpet affair, the Power of One benefit gala was held at the museum Friday.
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At Photo London, a fair held in May and an up-and-coming rival to the bigger Paris Photo, Mr Gursky’s photo of a nearly featureless carpet (in the Kunsthalle in Düsseldorf) was one of the star attractions, priced at €300,000 ($335,000).
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All-Stars take the Red Carpet drive in the sweltering Miami heat Photo gallery: MLB All-Star red carpet parade| Tues.
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Kylie and Tyga go to the annual Met Gala in his-and-hers Balmain ensembles but walk the red carpet separately.
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There are sleek, white sectional sofas, circular Oriental carpets and silver trays laden with French macarons.
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All-Star Game parade in Miami will have players traveling on 100 percent polypropylene carpet to be recycled afterward.
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Newlyweds Lionel Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo kiss while posing for photographers on the red carpet after tying the knot in Rosario, Argentina, Friday, June 30, 2017.
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The building has water damage, failing windows, worn carpet and inadequate electrical systems, among other issues.
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Origin and Etymology of carpet
Middle English, from Medieval French carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from carpire to pluck, modification of Latin carpere to pluck — more at harvest
CARPET Defined for English Language Learners
carpet
playDefinition of carpet for English Language Learners
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: a heavy fabric cover for a floor
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: a thick covering : a thick layer of something
CARPET Defined for Kids
Definition of carpet for Students
1 : a heavy woven fabric used especially as a floor covering
2 : a covering like a carpet a carpet of grass
Definition of carpet for Students
carpeted
;carpeting
: to cover with or as if with a carpet … a maple tree … was carpeting the bank with crimson leaves. — Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
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