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

Even our carpet, for those who love it, marks the arrival and departure process. —Lance Lyttle, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026

An upright vacuum generates additional pressure, allowing the beater brush to penetrate deeply into the carpet pile and pick up debris. —Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026

Gayle King and Maria Sharapova embrace on the carpet at the 2026 TIME100 Summit on April 22 in New York City. —Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026

The venue’s original leopard print carpet also remains—a hangover from its disco days and the longstanding witness to some of the city’s most hedonistic moments. —Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 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