carpet
A carpet is a thick, woven floor covering. Most carpets cover the whole floor in a room, as opposed to a rug, which only covers a small section.
Carpets are made from polyester fibers, or wool, or nylon — most often, these soft materials are loops or strings that form the carpet's "pile," and are attached to a solid backing. A carpet can be very densely woven and flat, or it can be tufted and thick. To carpet means to cover something as if with a carpet: "Then the snow carpets the ground, and winter is here."
Definitions of carpet
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floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
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broadloom
a carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams
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Brussels carpet
a carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern
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drugget
a rug made of a coarse fabric having a cotton warp and a wool filling
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flying carpet
(Asian folktale) an imaginary carpet that will fly people anywhere they wish to go
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hearthrug
a rug spread out in front of a fireplace
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Kurdistan
an oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability
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nammad, numdah, numdah rug
an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt
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prayer mat, prayer rug
a small rug used by Muslims during their devotions
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red carpet
a strip of red carpeting laid down for dignitaries to walk on
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runner
a long narrow carpet
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scatter rug, throw rug
a small rug; several can be used in a room
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shag rug
a rug with long pile
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stair-carpet
a strip of carpet for laying on stairs
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Wilton, Wilton carpet
a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
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rya, rya rug
a shag rug made in Sweden
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floor cover, floor covering
a covering for a floor
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furnishing
(usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
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a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet“a carpet of flowers”“the larvae of some moths spin a web that resembles a carpet”
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natural object
an object occurring naturally; not made by man
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natural object
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cover with a carpet“carpet the floors of the house”
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cover
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
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cover
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form a carpet-like cover (over)
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cover, spread over
form a cover over
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cover, spread over
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cover completely, as if with a carpet“flowers carpeted the meadows”
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cover
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
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cover
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