carpet-knight

Carpet knight — Carpet Car pet (k[aum]r p[e^]t), n. [OF. carpite rug, soft of cloth, F. carpette coarse packing cloth, rug (cf. It. carpita rug, blanket), LL. carpeta, carpita, woolly cloths, fr. L. carpere to pluck, to card (wool); cf. Gr. karpo s fruit, E.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Carpet knight — Knight Knight, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, AS. cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower; akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.] 1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

carpet-knight — noun 1) солдат, отсиживающийся в тылу 2) салонный шаркун 3)hist. рыцарь, получивший свое звание не на поле битвы, а во дворце, преклонивколена на ковре …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Carpet knight — The body of knights who attended the monarch in the more private spaces, rather than the public, communal hall; also, part of the transformation of the royal court from a military to a civil establishment. Later, it was a term of disparagement… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

carpet knight — Общая лексика: салонный шаркун, солдат, отсиживающийся в тылу …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

carpet-knight — [ kɑːpɪtnaɪt] 1) Общая лексика: дамский угодник, салонный шаркун, солдат, отсиживающийся в тылу 2) История: рыцарь, получивший своё звание не на поле битвы, а во дворце, преклонив колена на ковре …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

carpet-knight — [ kɑːpɪtnaɪt] «ковровый рыцарь» дамский угодник; завсегдатай гостиных …   Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь

Carpet — Car pet (k[aum]r p[e^]t), n. [OF. carpite rug, soft of cloth, F. carpette coarse packing cloth, rug (cf. It. carpita rug, blanket), LL. carpeta, carpita, woolly cloths, fr. L. carpere to pluck, to card (wool); cf. Gr. karpo s fruit, E.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Carpet beetle — Carpet Car pet (k[aum]r p[e^]t), n. [OF. carpite rug, soft of cloth, F. carpette coarse packing cloth, rug (cf. It. carpita rug, blanket), LL. carpeta, carpita, woolly cloths, fr. L. carpere to pluck, to card (wool); cf. Gr. karpo s fruit, E.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Carpet bug — Carpet Car pet (k[aum]r p[e^]t), n. [OF. carpite rug, soft of cloth, F. carpette coarse packing cloth, rug (cf. It. carpita rug, blanket), LL. carpeta, carpita, woolly cloths, fr. L. carpere to pluck, to card (wool); cf. Gr. karpo s fruit, E.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English