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carpeted
car·pet C0124000 (kär′pĭt)n.1. a. A thick heavy covering for a floor, usually made of woven wool or synthetic fibers, especially one covering the entire surface of the floor.b. The fabric used for this floor covering.2. A surface or surface covering that is similar to a rug: a carpet of leaves and pine needles on the forest floor.tr.v. car·pet·ed, car·pet·ing, car·pets To cover with or as if with a carpet: carpet the stairs; snow that carpeted the sidewalks.Idiom: on the carpet1. In a position of being reprimanded by one in authority: was called on the carpet for cheating.2. Under discussion or consideration: Important matters will be on the carpet at today's meeting.
[Middle English, from Old French carpite, from Medieval Latin carpīta, from Old Italian carpita, from carpire, to pluck, from Latin carpere; see kerp- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | carpeted - covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination; "the carpeted hallway"; "a flower-carpeted hillside"uncarpeted - not carpeted; "bare uncarpeted floors" |
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Related to carpeted: bathrobeAntonyms for carpetedadj covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specifiedAntonyms |