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

The decor is sophisticated with gold and cream accents, leather bed heads and flecked carpet. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026

Drew Scott and Michael Bublé embrace on the carpet at the 2026 Amazon Upfront Canada on May 27 in Toronto. —People Staff, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026

Staring at the stars On carpets laid out for the weekend excursion in May, families speaking Arabic, English and Russian looked up at the sky. —Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026

The Lifeform spawns from a black, bacterial mold that infests the yellow wallpaper and moist carpets. —Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 May 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