carpet

noun

car·​pet ˈkär-pət How to pronounce carpet (audio)
Synonyms of carpetnext
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
Phrases
on the carpet
: before an authority for censure or reproof
got called on the carpet by his boss

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.
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John Harbaugh treated Monday night not like a coach in a consequential NFL game that could alter the course of the season, but like an older brother pinning his younger sibling into the shag carpet. —Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024 In the red carpet snaps, the whole crew rocked floral leis around their necks. —Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024 He’s chewed up several pieces of our furniture in the living room, including the arm of our couch and one of the coffee table legs, not to mention clawing at the carpet. —Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024 With multiple floor and suction settings, the vacuum is made for all hard floors and carpets. —Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for carpet 

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

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The first known use of carpet was in the 15th century

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carpet

noun
car·​pet ˈkär-pət How to pronounce carpet (audio)
1
: a heavy fabric used especially as a floor covering
2
: a covering like a carpet
carpet verb
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