carpet
/ˈkɑːpɪt/ nounDefinition
› [C, U] thick material for covering floors, often made of wool: a new living room carpetUK fitted carpets (= carpets that cover floors from wall to wall)
a carpet of sth › a thick layer of something that covers the ground: a carpet of snow
carpet verb [T] › to put carpet on the floor of a room: The stairs were carpeted. → See also the red carpet(Definition of carpet noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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