CARPET


Meaning of CARPET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkär-pət ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from carpire to pluck, modification of Latin carpere to pluck — more at harvest

Date: 15th century

1. : 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

• carpet transitive verb

- on the carpet

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.