# carpet

Pronunciation: US say "KAR-puht" /ˈkɑɹpət/; UK say "KAR-pit" /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pɪt/

## Noun

1. A thick fabric laid down to cover an entire floor.
   - Simple: A thick fabric that covers a whole floor.
   - _The hallway carpet was worn thin after years of foot traffic._
   - _We chose a deep green carpet for the living room._
3. A surface or layer that resembles a floor covering or serves the same function, such as a spread of flowers or leaves.
   - Simple: A thick layer that spreads over a surface like a soft covering.
   - _A carpet of fallen petals softened the courtyard stones._
   - _From the plane, the forest looked like a green carpet stretching to the horizon._
6. A vulgar slang term for a woman's pubic hair. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A slang and rude word for the hair between a woman's legs.
   - _The comedian's tired gag about a redhead's carpet drew groans._
   - _He muttered something vulgar about her carpet and got slapped._
7. Any of various moths of the geometrid subfamily Larentiinae, typically having intricately patterned, banded wings.
   - Simple: A type of moth with patterned wings, from a large moth family.
   - _A carpet settled on the lit window, its wings marked with delicate dark bands._
   - _Moth surveys in the valley recorded several carpets among the night catch._

## Verb

2. To cover something almost entirely, as a carpet does; to blanket it.
   - Simple: To cover a wide surface completely with a thick layer.
   - _Bluebells carpet the woodland floor in spring._
   - _Ash carpeted the rooftops after the volcano erupted._
4. To lay carpet in a room or area, or to have carpet installed there.
   - Simple: To put carpet down on a floor, or to have it put down.
   - _The landlord agreed to carpet the apartment before the new tenants arrived._
   - _They carpeted the office in a hard-wearing gray weave._
5. To scold or reprimand someone sharply, especially a subordinate. *(UK)*
   - Simple: To tell someone off angrily for doing something wrong.
   - _The manager will carpet anyone who breaks the rules._
   - _He was carpeted by the head teacher for the prank._

## Noun

8. An ornately worked cloth used as a covering for tables. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A decorated cloth made to cover a table.
   - _She laid a velvet carpet across the table to protect its polished surface._
   - _The merchant displayed his wares on a carpet draped over the trestle._

## Origin

It entered late Middle English as 'carpette', from Old French 'carpite', from Medieval Latin 'carpita' or Italian 'carpita'. The Florentines introduced it in the 13th century from the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, from Middle Armenian կարպետ (karpet, 'carpet, rug'), earlier կապերտ (kapert).

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