carpeting

noun

car·​pet·​ing ˈkär-pə-tiŋ How to pronounce carpeting (audio)
: material for carpets
also : carpets

Examples of carpeting in a Sentence

The house has wall-to-wall carpeting in the bedrooms.
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Roby Through the renovation, original parquet flooring was discovered, which had been covered in wall-to-wall carpeting. Gay Gassmann, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024 The space serves as a sort of alternative basement space and is currently set up as a TV room, with carpeting, comfy seating options, and of course, a TV. Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 2024 Plastic bottles are turned into fibers used in carpeting instead of new plastic bottles, for example. Justine Calma, The Verge, 23 Sep. 2024 The apartment had a walk-in closet, carpeting in the bedrooms and a tiny bathroom. Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for carpeting 

Word History

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of carpeting was in 1758

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“Carpeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carpeting. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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carpeting

noun
car·​pet·​ing ˈkär-pət-iŋ How to pronounce carpeting (audio)
: material for carpets
also : carpet sense 1
wall-to-wall carpeting
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