carpet
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)A fabric used as a complete floor covering.
- 2.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Any surface or cover resembling a carpet or fulfilling its function.
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)Any of a number of moths in the geometrid subfamily Larentiinae
- 4.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A wrought cover for tables.
- 5.
(countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar)A woman's pubic hair.
Động từ
verb- 1.
To lay carpet, or to have carpet installed, in an area.
After the fire, they carpeted over the blackened hardwood flooring.
The builders were carpeting in the living room when Zadie inspected her new house.
- 2.
(transitive)To substantially cover something, as a carpet does; to blanket something.
Popcorn and candy wrappers carpeted the floor of the cinema.
2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/macaques-monkeys-indonesia-endangered-pet-trade/ The town of Tompasobaru, a six-hour drive from Tangkoko, is known for the fragrant cloves that carpet the front yards of homes, drying on tarps in the sun. But in the town’s open market, the air hung heavy with the metallic smell of the butcher’s wares.
- 3.
(UK)To reprimand.
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Nguồn gốc từ
From late Middle English carpette, from Old French carpite, from carpita or Italian carpita, introduced in the 13th century by the Florentines from the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, from կարպետ (carpet, rug), earlier կապերտ.