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.
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
First Known Use: 15th century
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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