carpet
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- (countable) A carpet is a floor covering, usually made of nylon or wool.
- He walked in with his boots leaving snow on the carpet.
- (countable) A carpet of something is a thick layer of it.
- A carpet of snow lay on the ground.
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Rolls of carpet -
A red carpet -
A Persian carpet
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- (transitive); (usually passive) If a floor or room is carpeted, it has carpets on the floor.
- (transitive) If something carpets a place, it covers the ground.
- The road was carpeted with broken glass.