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Carpet word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "carpet" word

[noun] floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
[verb] cover with a carpet, as of the floors of rooms
[verb] cover completely, as if with a carpet; as of flowers in meadows
[verb] form a carpet-like cover (over)
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\Car"pet\ (k[aum]r"p[e^]t), n. [OF. carpite rug, soft of cloth, F. carpette coarse packing cloth, rug (cf. It. carpita rug, blanket), LL. carpeta, carpita, woolly cloths, fr. L. carpere to pluck, to card (wool); cf. Gr. karpo`s fruit, E. {Harvest}.] 1. A heavy woven or felted fabric, usually of wool, but also of cotton, hemp, straw, etc.; esp. a floor covering made in breadths to be sewed together and nailed to the floor, as distinguished from a rug or mat; originally, also, a wrought cover for tables. Tables and beds covered with copes instead of carpets and coverlets. --T. Fuller. 2. A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet. ``The grassy carpet of this plain.'' --Shak. {Carpet beetle} or {Carpet bug} (Zo["o]l.), a small beetle ({Anthrenus scrophulari[ae]}), which, in the larval state, does great damage to carpets and other woolen goods; -- also called {buffalo bug}. {Carpet knight}.
(a) A knight who enjoys ease and security, or luxury, and has not known the hardships of the field; a hero of the drawing room; an effeminate person. --Shak.
(b) One made a knight, for some other than military distinction or service. {Carpet moth} (Zo["o]l.), the larva of an insect which feeds on carpets and other woolen goods. There are several kinds. Some are the larv[ae] of species of {Tinea} (as {T. tapetzella}); others of beetles, esp. {Anthrenus}. {Carpet snake} (Zo["o]l.), an Australian snake. See {Diamond snake}, under {Diamond}. {Carpet sweeper}, an apparatus or device for sweeping carpets. {To be on the carpet}, to be under consideration; to be the subject of deliberation; to be in sight; -- an expression derived from the use of carpets as table cover. {Brussels carpet}. See under {Brussels}.
\Car"pet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carpeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carpeting}.] To cover with, or as with, a carpet; to spread with carpets; to furnish with a carpet or carpets. Carpeted temples in fashionable squares. --E. Everett.
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(a) [More fully chenille Axminster.] A variety of Turkey carpet, woven by machine or, when more than 27 inches wide, on a hand loom, and consisting of strips of worsted chenille so colored as to produce a pattern on a stout jute backing. It has a fine soft pile. So called from Axminster, England, where it was formerly (1755 -- 1835) made.
(b) A similar but cheaper machine-made carpet, resembling moquette in construction and appearance, but finer and of better material.

Synonyms for carpet

carpeting, rug

See also: broadloom | Brussels carpet | cover | cover | drugget | edging | floor covering | floorcover | flying carpet | furnishings | hearthrug | nammad | numdah | numdah rug | prayer mat | prayer rug | red carpet | scatter rug | shag rug | spread over | stair-carpet | throw rug | Wilton |

Related terms: asphalt, Axminster, berate, blacktop, body Brussels, broadloom, Brussels carpet, carpeting, Caucasian rug, causeway, cement, Chinese rug, cobblestone, concrete, cover, deck, doormat, drop cloth, drugget, duckboards, earth, East Indian rug, flag, floor, floor covering, floorboards, flooring, ground, ground cloth, ground-sheet, Indian rug, ingrain, lash, mat, metal, moquette, namda, nammad, Oriental rug, parquet, pave, pavement, paving, pebble, Persian rug, rail, rate, rug, rugs, Savonnerie, surfacing, take to task, tar, tell off, terra firma, throw rug, tiling, Turkish rug, upbraid, vituperate, welcome mat, wig, Wilton

The fun area, different aproach to word »carpet«

Let's analyse "carpet" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TEPRAC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1590 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: -.-. .- .-. .--. . -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: carpet: 1 + 5 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: carpet: 3 + 1 + 9 + 7 + 5 + 2 = 27, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
P (1) 16 Tower Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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