Synonyms for carpet

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kahr-pit

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɑr pɪt

Définition of carpet

Origin : late 13c., "coarse cloth;" mid-14c., "tablecloth, bedspread;" from Old French carpite "heavy decorated cloth, carpet," from Medieval Latin or Old Italian carpita "thick woolen cloth," probably from Latin carpere "to card, pluck," probably so called because it was made from unraveled, shreded, "plucked" fabric; from PIE *kerp- "to gather, pluck, harvest" (see harvest (n.)). Meaning shifted 15c. to floor coverings.
From 16c.-19c. as an adjective often with a tinge of contempt, when used of men (e.g. carpet-knight, 1570s) by association with luxury, ladies' boudoirs, and drawing rooms. On the carpet "summoned for reprimand" is 1900, U.S. colloquial (but cf. carpet (v.) "call (someone) to be reprimanded," 1823, British servants' slang). To sweep or push something under the carpet in the figurative sense is first recorded 1953.

noun nappy floor covering

Example sentences :

He didn't see that she was perspiring, worn out by her struggle with the carpet.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

The carpet was soft and rich; it gave back no sound of footfall.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Convalescents who were able to walk flapped along in carpet slippers.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

On the steps, a carpet, thick and heavy, muffled his footfalls.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

Mr Dorrit stood rooted to the carpet, a statue of mystification.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

"Perhaps what I want is not to be bought," he said, with his eyes on the carpet.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

There's them that says, 'Swape aisy and not be gettin' the wools off the carpet.'
Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger

It laid over by the bulkhead, and was nearly the color of the carpet.
Extract from : « Tom Sawyer, Detective » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

He spoke quietly now, heavily, and moved his feet on the carpet.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

The trees were all uninjured; the carpet of velvety moss was undefiled by blood.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

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