carpet
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carpet
- /ˈkɑː.pɪt/ UK
- /ˈkɑɹ.pət/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)pɪt, -ɑː(ɹ)pət
Where it comes from
From late Middle English carpette, from Old French carpite, from Medieval Latin carpita or Italian carpita, introduced in the 13th century by the Florentines from the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, from Middle Armenian կարպետ (karpet, “carpet, rug”), earlier կապերտ (kapert).
noun carpets
- A fabric used as a complete floor covering. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire.
- Any surface or cover resembling a carpet or fulfilling its function. the grassy carpet of this plain
- Any of a number of moths in the geometrid subfamily Larentiinae
- A wrought cover for tables. Tables and beds covered with copes instead of carpets and coverlets.
- A woman's pubic hair.
verb carpets · carpeting · carpeted
- To lay carpet, or to have carpet installed, in an area. After the fire, they carpeted over the blackened hardwood flooring.
- To substantially cover something, as a carpet does; to blanket something. Popcorn and candy wrappers carpeted the floor of the cinema.
- To reprimand. Even Colonel Yakov, so recently carpeted by St Petersburg, was reported to be back in the Pamirs.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rug, tapis, mat, blanket, tapestry, table, belt, doormat, bagger, liner, canvas, closet, dustbin, floor, stake, wallpaper
Translations
Every language
noun a fabric used as a floor covering
| Español | alfombra, moqueta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 양탄자 yangtanja, 융단 yungdan, 카펫 kapet |
| 日本語 | 絨毯 jūtan, カーペット kāpetto |
| 中文 | 地毯 dìtǎn, 地氈 /地毡 dìzhān |
| हिन्दी | गिलीम gilīm, क़ाली qālī, फ़र्श farś, क़ालीन qālīn, गलीचा galīcā, ग़लीचा ġalīcā |
| Kiswahili | zulia |
| Português | carpete, tapete, alcatifa |
| Français | tapis, moquette |
| Deutsch | Teppich, Teppichboden |
| Italiano | tappeto, moquette |
| Ελληνικά | χαλί chalí, τάπητας tápitas |
| Română | covor |
| Русский | ковёр kovjór |
| Tiếng Việt | thảm |
| العربية | سَجَّادَة sajjāda, بِسَاط bisāṭ, زُرْبِيّة zurbiyya, زَرْبِيّة zarbiyya, زِرْبِيّة zirbiyya, فَرْش farš |
| עברית | שָׁטִיחַ shatíakh, מַרְבָד marvád |
noun any surface or cover resembling a carpet or fulfilling its function
| Ελληνικά | στρώμα stróma, τάπητας tápitas |
|---|---|
| Русский | ковёр kovjór |
verb to lay carpet
| Español | alfombrar |
|---|---|
| Français | tapisser |
| Deutsch | mit Teppichboden auslegen |
Talk about this word "carpet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/carpet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. carpet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/carpet "carpet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/carpet.Cite this
@misc{carpet_2026,
title = {carpet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carpet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
