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

Phrases

on the carpet

: before an authority for censure or reproof

got called on the carpet by his boss

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

From deep-cleaning carpet machines to hardworking electric scrubbers, these picks are built to save time and take the hassle out of your routine. —Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025

Over the last four decades Yashar, the daughter of a Persian antique carpet dealer, has forged many relationships in the design world. —Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025

From carpets and area rugs to tile and hardwood floors, this versatile vacuum can clean nearly any floor type. —Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025

On the brown carpet, per Variety, Page—himself a longtime Gucci ambassador—gushed about working with Moore on the film. —Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2025

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
• 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