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| car·pet [ krpət ] |
noun (plural car·pets) |
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1. floor covering: thick fabric for covering a floor
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2. piece of floor covering: a piece of thick heavy fabric covering the floor of a room or area
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3. layer or covering: a layer or covering
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literary
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  a carpet of leaves
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transitive verb (past and past participle car·pet·ed, present participle car·pet·ing, 3rd person present singular car·pets) |
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1. cover floor with carpet: to cover a floor, or the floor of a room, with a carpet
We could carpet every room in the house with the money she spent on that rug.
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2. cover something: to cover something in a layer
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literary
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The valley was carpeted with flowers.
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| [14th century. < Old French carpite or medieval Latin carpita< Latin carpere "to pluck"] |
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roll out the red carpet to give a special welcome to a distinguished visitor
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sweep something under the carpet to conceal or ignore something that needs attention
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