carpet

noun

car·​pet ˈkär-pət 

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

Phrases

on the carpet

: before an authority for censure or reproof

got called on the carpet by his boss

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

How to Keep Carpet Looking Like New Proper carpet care and small lifestyle changes can keep carpets looking new and lasting longer. —Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2024

Blood stains, doused with cleaning supplies, were found on the bedroom carpet. —Stephanie McBee, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2024

With the election in the U.S., with climate change, with what just seems like endless wars in the Middle East that seem to be getting more and more violent and there seem to be no rules, and kidnapping children and torture and massive carpet bombings, people are terrified of the world. —Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024

In May, Hadid made her first major carpet appearance since 2023, attending the screening of The Apprentice at the Cannes Film Festival. —Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing carpet

• Brussels carpet
• call (someone) on the carpet
• carpet beetle
• carpet bomb
• carpet slipper
• carpet sweeper
• magic carpet
• red carpet
• roll out the red carpet
• sweep (something) under the carpet
• tapestry carpet

Kids Definition

carpet

noun

car·​pet ˈkär-pət 

1

: a heavy fabric used especially as a floor covering

2

: a covering like a carpet

carpet verb