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81carpet*/*/ — [ˈkɑːpɪt] noun I 1) [C/U] a thick soft cover for a floor 2) [C] literary a layer of something soft covering the ground a carpet of autumn leaves[/ex] • See: red I, sweep I II verb [T] carpet [ˈkɑːpɪt] to cover a floor with a carpet …
82carpet — car•pet [[t]ˈkɑr pɪt[/t]] n. 1) tex a heavy woven or felted fabric for covering floors 2) tex a covering of this 3) any surface or covering resembling a carpet 4) to cover or furnish with or as if with a carpet • on the carpet Etymology: 1300–50; …
83carpet beetle — noun small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics • Syn: ↑carpet bug • Hypernyms: ↑beetle • Hyponyms: ↑buffalo carpet beetle, ↑Anthrenus scrophulariae, ↑black carpet beetle …
84carpet knight — noun a knight who spends his time in luxury and idleness (knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle) • Hypernyms: ↑knight * * * noun Etymology: so called from the carpet s having been a symbol of luxury and effeminacy : a …
85carpet slipper — noun low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors • Syn: ↑slipper • Hypernyms: ↑footwear, ↑footgear • Hyponyms: ↑bootee, ↑bootie, ↑mule, ↑ …
86carpet tile — a tile made of carpeting material that is used for flooring. * * * carpet tile noun One of a number of squares of carpeting which are laid together in such a way as to form an area of carpet • • • Main Entry: ↑carpet …
87Carpet 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… …
88carpet — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from carpire to pluck, modification of Latin carpere to pluck more at harvest Date: 15th century 1. a heavy often tufted fabric used as a floor covering; also a …
89Carpet plot — Ein Rasterdiagramm (engl. Carpet Plot) ist die graphische Darstellung von Ausprägungen in ihrem zeitlichen Zusammenhang (z. B. stündliche Aufschreibung der Außentemperatur). Jeder Messpunkt wird wie bei einem Streudiagramm in ein kartesisches… …
90carpet grass — either of two grasses, Axonopus affinis or A. compressus, native to tropical and subtropical America. [1900 05, Amer.] * * * ▪ plant (Axonopus affinis), mat forming perennial grass of the family Poaceae, native to sandy soils in… …
