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noun (uncountable and countable)
- A fabric used as a floor covering; a rug.
- (figurative) Any surface resembling a carpet.
- (vulgar) A woman's pubic hair.
verb
- To lay carpet, or to have carpet installed, in an area.
- After the fire, they carpeted over the blackened hardwood flooring.
- The builders were carpeting in the living room when Zadie inspected her new house.
- (transitive) To substantially cover something; to blanket something.
- Popcorn and candy wrappers carpeted the floor of the cinema.
Etymology: From carpite, from carpita, past participle of carpere, "to pluck".
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