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Definitions for Carpet
[1] a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
[2] a covering of this material.
[3] any relatively soft surface or covering like a carpet: They walked on the carpet of grass.
[4] any of a number of airborne electronic devices for jamming radar.
[5] a system of such devices.
[6] to cover or furnish with or as with a carpet.
[7] Chiefly British . to reprimand.
[8] on the carpet , before an authority or superior for an accounting of one's actions or a reprimand: He was called on the carpet again for his carelessness. Chiefly British . under consideration or discussion.
[9] a heavy fabric for covering floors (as modifier ) a carpet sale
[10] a covering like a carpet a carpet of leaves
[11] on the carpet informal before authority to be reproved for misconduct or error under consideration
[12] to cover with or as if with a carpet
[13] informal to reprimand
Words related to Carpet
tapestry, rug, carpeting, runner, wall-to-wall
Words nearby Carpet
carpentersville, carpenterworm, carpenterworm moth, carpentier, carpentry, carpet, carpet beetle, carpet bombing, carpet bowling, carpet grass, carpet knight
Origin of Carpet
1300–50; Middle English carpete cloth covering for a table, floor, bed, etc. < Middle French carpite or Medieval Latin carpīta < Italian carpita woolen bedspread < Vulgar Latin *carpīta, past participle of carpīre, for Latin carpere to pluck, card (wool)
Other words from Carpet
car·pet·less , adjective
car·pet·like , adjective
re·car·pet , verb (used with object)
un·car·pet·ed , adjective
well-car·pet·ed , adjective
Word origin for Carpet
C14: from Old French carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from Late Latin carpeta, literally: (wool) that has been carded, from Latin carpere to pluck, card
Synonyms for Carpet
carpeting, rug, tapestry, matting, runner, throw rug, wall-to-wall