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carpet

[ kahr-pit ]

noun

  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.


verb (used with object)

  1. to cover or furnish with or as with a carpet.
  2. Chiefly British. to reprimand.

carpet

/ ˈ°ìɑ˱èɪ³Ù /

noun

    1. a heavy fabric for covering floors
    2. ( as modifier )

      a carpet sale

  1. a covering like a carpet

    a carpet of leaves

  2. on the carpet informal.
    1. before authority to be reproved for misconduct or error
    2. under consideration
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to cover with or as if with a carpet
  2. informal.
    to reprimand
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦²¹°ùp±ð³Ù·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ³¦²¹°ùp±ð³Ù·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
  • °ù±ð·³¦²¹°ùp±ð³Ù verb (used with object)
  • ³Ü²Ô·³¦²¹°ùp±ð³Ù·±ð»å adjective
  • ·É±ð±ô±ô-³¦²¹°ùp±ð³Ù·±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of carpet1

1300–50; Middle English carpete cloth covering for a table, floor, bed, etc. < Middle French carpite or Medieval Latin ³¦²¹°ù±èÄ«³Ù²¹ < Italian carpita woolen bedspread < Vulgar Latin *³¦²¹°ù±èÄ«³Ù²¹, past participle of ³¦²¹°ù±èÄ«°ù±ð, for Latin carpere to pluck, card (wool)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of carpet1

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
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. on the carpet,
    1. 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.

    2. Chiefly British. under consideration or discussion.

More idioms and phrases containing carpet

see call on the carpet ; red carpet . Also see under rug .
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Example Sentences

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Stars of the stage are walking the red carpet ahead of the Olivier Awards, the most prestigious event in UK theatre.

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On the trade show floor, all manner of vendors were selling the latest popcorn toppings, reclining theater seats, carpet samples and a smart bar that said it would pour the perfect cocktail in four seconds.

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There was crispy white carpet in rooms featuring iconic design pieces from the Italian design house Gufram, including the Pratone lounge chair in the vibrant shape and color of oversized blades of grass.

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There’s never a confrontation or attempt to call the starers to the carpet; the show just focuses on how Jay and Pamela are living their best lives in the face of these ignorant people.

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"I was really very excited to be in the Republican palace," one soldier told me as we walked down the grimy red carpet.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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