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  • 31carpet — car|pet1 W3S3 [ˈka:pıt US ˈka:r ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: carpite, from Old Italian carpita, from carpire to pull out ] 1.) [U and C] heavy woven material for covering floors or stairs, or a piece of this material →↑carpeting,… …

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  • 32carpet — [[t]kɑ͟ː(r)pɪt[/t]] carpets, carpeting, carpeted 1) N VAR A carpet is a thick covering of soft material which is laid over a floor or a staircase. They put down wooden boards, and laid new carpets on top. ...the stain on our living room carpet.… …

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  • 33carpet — noun 1》 a floor covering made from thick woven fabric.     ↘a large rug. 2》 a thick or soft expanse or layer: a carpet of bluebells. 3》 used in names of geometrid moths with variegated wings. verb (carpets, carpeting, carpeted) 1》 cover with a… …

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  • 34carpet — 1 noun 1 (C, U) heavy woven material for covering floors or stairs, or a piece of this material: a beautiful persian carpet | fitted carpet (=one that is cut to fit the shape of a room) compare rug (1) 2 carpet of leaves/flowers etc literary a… …

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  • 35Carpet — 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.… …

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  • 36Carpet 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.… …

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  • 37Carpet 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.… …

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  • 38Carpet 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.… …

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  • 39Carpet moth — 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.… …

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  • 40Carpet snake — 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.… …

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