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carpet
noun
a
thick
woven
or
tufted
material
laid
on
a
floor
to
make
it
warmer
,
softer
,
and
quieter
•
After
moving
into
their
new
house
,
they
chose
a
soft
blue
carpet
for
the
living
room
.
After
moving
into
their
new
house
,
they
chose
a
soft
blue
carpet
for
the
living
room
.
•
The
toddler
sat
on
the
thick
carpet
and
played
with
colorful
blocks
.
The
toddler
sat
on
the
thick
carpet
and
played
with
colorful
blocks
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
‘
carpete
’,
from
Medieval
Latin
‘
carpita
’
meaning
‘
plucked
fabric
’,
from
Latin
‘
carpere
’ ‘
to
pluck
’.
noun
a
thick
or
wide
layer
of
something
that
completely
covers
an
area
and
looks
like
a
carpet
•
In
the
spring
,
the
meadow
was
hidden
beneath
a
carpet
of
wildflowers
.
In
the
spring
,
the
meadow
was
hidden
beneath
a
carpet
of
wildflowers
.
•
The
ground
lay
under
a
white
carpet
of
fresh
snow
.
The
ground
lay
under
a
white
carpet
of
fresh
snow
.
verb
to
cover
a
floor
,
stairs
,
or
other
surface
completely
with
carpet
•
They
plan
to
carpet
the
nursery
before
the
baby
arrives
.
They
plan
to
carpet
the
nursery
before
the
baby
arrives
.
•
The
stairs
were
carpeted
in
dark
green
to
reduce
noise
.
The
stairs
were
carpeted
in
dark
green
to
reduce
noise
.
verb
to
speak
angrily
to
someone
because
they
have
done
something
wrong
;
to
reprimand
•
The
manager
carpeted
him
for
arriving
late
again
.
The
manager
carpeted
him
for
arriving
late
again
.
•
She
was
carpeted
by
her
teacher
for
talking
during
the
exam
.
She
was
carpeted
by
her
teacher
for
talking
during
the
exam
.
Originally
from
the
19th-century
phrase
“
on
the
carpet
,”
referring
to
a
servant
being
called
onto
the
rich
family
’
s
carpeted
area
to
be
reprimanded
.