: 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
carpetverb
Phrases
on the carpet
: before an authority for censure or reproof
got called on the carpet by his boss
Example Sentences
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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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