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carpet

car·pet [ krpət ]


noun  (plural car·pets)
Definition:
 
1. floor covering: thick fabric for covering a floor

2. piece of floor covering: a piece of thick heavy fabric covering the floor of a room or area

3. layer or covering: a layer or covering ( literary )
a carpet of leaves



transitive verb  (past and past participle car·pet·ed, present participle car·pet·ing, 3rd person present singular car·pets)
Definition:
 
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.

2. cover something: to cover something in a layer ( literary )
The valley was carpeted with flowers.

[14th century. < Old French carpite or medieval Latin carpita< Latin carpere "to pluck"]

roll out the red carpet to give a special welcome to a distinguished visitor

sweep something under the carpet to conceal or ignore something that needs attention

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