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/kahr"pi ting/, n.1. material for carpets.2. carpets in general.[1750-60; CARPET + -ING1]
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Carpeting — Car pet*ing, n. 1. The act of covering with carpets. [1913 Webster] 2. Cloth or materials for carpets; carpets, in general. [1913 Webster] The floor was covered with rich carpeting. Prescott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carpeting — [kär′pət iŋ] n. carpets or carpet fabric … English World dictionary
carpeting — n. floor covering 1) fitted (BE), wall to wall carpeting severe reprimand (BE) 2) to give smb. a carpeting * * * [ kɑːpɪtɪŋ] wall to wall carpeting [ severe reprimand ] (BE) to give smb. a carpeting [ floor covering ] fitted (BE) … Combinatory dictionary
carpeting — [[t]kɑ͟ː(r)pɪtɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT You use carpeting to refer to a carpet, or to the type of material that is used to make carpets. → See also carpet ...the long lovely lounge with its wall to wall carpeting... Carpeting is about the cheapest… … English dictionary
carpeting — car|pet|ing [ˈka:pıtıŋ US ˈka:r ] n 1.) [U] carpets in general, or the material used for making them ▪ a spacious room with wall to wall carpeting (=covering the whole floor) 2.) BrE informal an occasion when you talk to someone in an angry way… … Dictionary of contemporary English
carpeting — carpet ► NOUN 1) a floor covering made from thick woven fabric. 2) a large rug. 3) a thick or soft expanse or layer: a carpet of bluebells. ► VERB (carpeted, carpeting) 1) cover with a carpet. 2) … English terms dictionary
Carpeting — Carpet Car pet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carpeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carpeting}.] To cover with, or as with, a carpet; to spread with carpets; to furnish with a carpet or carpets. [1913 Webster] Carpeted temples in fashionable squares. E. Everett.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carpeting — noun Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal. As part of the restoration of the house, they took up the carpeting and left the hardwood floors exposed. Syn: carpet … Wiktionary
carpeting — n. material for carpets; carpets, rugs car·pet || kÉ‘Ëpɪt n. rug, fabric floor covering v. cover or furnish with carpeting; reprimand … English contemporary dictionary
carpeting — noun Date: 1758 material for carpets; also carpets … New Collegiate Dictionary
