First Known Use: 15th century
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carpet
noun car·pet \ˈkär-pət\
: a heavy fabric cover for a floor
: a thick covering : a thick layer of something
Full Definition of CARPET
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 transitive verb
— on the carpet
: before an authority for censure or reproof <got called on the carpet by his boss>
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Origin of CARPET
Middle English, from Middle French carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from carpire to pluck, modification of Latin carpere to pluck — more at harvest
ON THE CARPET Defined for Kids
1carpet
noun car·pet \ˈkär-pət\
Definition of CARPET for Kids
1
: a heavy woven fabric used especially as a floor covering
2
: a covering like a carpet <a carpet of grass>
2carpet
verb
car·pet·edcar·pet·ing
Definition of CARPET for Kids
: to cover with or as if with a carpet <… a maple tree … was carpeting the bank with crimson leaves. — Louisa May Alcott, Little Women>
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