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
verb
Examples of carpet in a Sentence
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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Next, a vast checkerboard field of leftover square paving stones embedded in a carpet of moss seems to dwindle off to infinity in the northern garden.
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Paula Deitz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
The expansive main hall, with its scented candles, stained glass windows and deep pile carpets, reminded Ronson of a decidedly funky church.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
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Paula Deitz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
The expansive main hall, with its scented candles, stained glass windows and deep pile carpets, reminded Ronson of a decidedly funky church.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Carpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carpet. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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carpet
noun
car·pet
ˈkär-pət 
1
: a heavy fabric used especially as a floor covering
2
: a covering like a carpet
carpet
verb
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