Definition of red-carpet
: marked by ceremonial courtesy
- red-carpet treatment
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Origin and Etymology of red-carpet
from the traditional laying down of a red carpet for important guests to walk on
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Definition of red carpet
: a greeting or reception marked by ceremonial courtesy
—usually used in the phrase roll out the red carpet
Recent Examples of red carpet from the Web
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After Prime Minister Theresa May rolled out the red carpet at Blenheim Palace on Thursday night for . .
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Melodramatic Purple The trend was already incubating when Lorde stepped onto the red carpet at the 2017 MTV Awards in a light purple confection and gave it a name.
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In a red dress on the red carpet at the NBA awards show in Santa Monica on Monday night, Lakers co-owner Jeanie Buss resisted her franchise’s most pressing subject.
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As Trump and Kim greeted each other on a red carpet with the flags of the two nations as their backdrop, the world watched in anticipation.
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After sharing a few snaps of her lavender look on Instagram, Kendall finally arrived on the red carpet at the Brooklyn Museum in a stunning feather mini dress.
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Which means that celebrities hit the red carpet looking completely and totally nuts.
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Griffin is traveling to Arlington, Texas, and will walk the NFL draft red carpet with his parents and twin brother, Shaquill.
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Actor Jon Voight, who was the first to arrive, turned the tables on photographers by spontaneously bringing one by one out on the red carpet for a photo of their own.
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First Known Use of red carpet
1934
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