01 n. 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 …
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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.
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2.
A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet.
Phrases & compounds
Carpet beetle —
a small beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariæ), which, in the larval state, does great damage to carpets and other woolen goods; -- also called buffalo bug.
Carpet knight —
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.
Carpet moth —
the larva of an insect which feeds on carpets and other woolen goods. There are several kinds. Some are the larvæ of species of Tinea (as Tinea tapetzella); others of beetles, esp. Anthrenus.
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.