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red carpet
red carpetn. A carpet laid down for important visitors.Idiom: roll out the red carpet To welcome with great hospitality or ceremony.red carpet n 1. a strip of red carpeting laid for important dignitaries to walk on when arriving or departing 2. a. deferential treatment accorded to a person of importance b. (as modifier): the returning hero had a red-carpet reception. red′ car′pet
n. 1. a red strip of carpet for high-ranking dignitaries to walk on when entering or leaving a building, vehicle, or the like. 2. a display of courtesy or deference, as that shown to persons of high station. [1930–35] red′-car′pet, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  red carpet - a strip of red carpeting laid down for dignitaries to walk oncarpet, carpeting, rug - floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile) | | Adj. | 1. | red carpet - special treatment or hospitality; "the maitre d' gave them the red-carpet treatment"red-carpetuncommon - not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability" |
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red carpet
the red carpetA welcome or reception for someone marked by great or elaborate hospitality, ceremony, or fanfare. Often used after the phrasal verbs "roll/put out." Can be hyphenated if used as a modifier before a noun. The theater rolled out the red carpet for the duke, who was attending the opening night of the play that evening. We're just popping by for a cup of tea and a quick catch-up, no need to put out the red carpet! Since Jake is their only child, Robert and Sarah give him the red-carpet treatment whenever he returns home from college.See also: carpet, redred carpetHonorary treatment, lavish hospitality, as in We'll have to get out the red carpet for the President's visit. This term comes from the literal practice of rolling out a carpet to welcome a royal or other esteemed guest, and indeed is often put as roll out the red carpet. [Early 1900s] See also: carpet, redred carpet
Synonyms for red carpetnoun a strip of red carpeting laid down for dignitaries to walk onRelated Wordsadj special treatment or hospitalitySynonymsRelated Words |