| 单词 | body carpet |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbody carpet body carpet n. carpeting manufactured in strips that are joined together to form the required size (originally used to fill the space defined by a separate border carpet); a length of this; cf. sense 6j. ΘΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > carpet > composed of joined strips body carpet1813 body carpeting1817 body1936 1813 ‘T. Martin’ Circle Mech. Arts 117/2 He then takes a length of the body carpet, and tacking it up to the border at one end, resents [sic] to the strainer. 1886 Liverpool Mercury 30 Oct. 1/8 (advt.) Border and Body Carpets woven together. Handsome Medallion Corners in place of clumsy mitres. 1946 Carpet Rev. Oct. 15/2 A large quantity of special heavy Wilton body carpet..was also made by the firm for the cabin class. 1963 Which? Mar. 71/1 This..carpet..is made on a broad loom (6 ft. wide or more) instead of the usual ‘body’ carpet which is in rolls 18–54 in. wide. 1993 Collins Compl. DIY Man. (new ed.) ii. 119/1 Carpet widths of 2.74m (9ft) and over are called broadlooms; narrower widths are called body or strip carpets. < as lemmas |
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