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carpeted
We have found lemma(root) word of carpeted : carpet.
Definitions
[ˈkɑːpɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a floor covering made from thick woven fabric
(e.g: the house has fitted carpets throughout)
- a thick or soft expanse or layer of something
(e.g: carpets of wood anemones and bluebells)
- a slender moth marked with undulating bands of colour across the wings
Phrases:
- on the carpet
Origin
:
Middle English (denoting a thick fabric used as a cover for a table or bed): from Old French carpite or medieval Latin carpita, from obsolete Italian carpita ‘woollen counterpane’, based on Latin carpere ‘pluck, pull to pieces’
[ˈkɑːpɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cover with carpet
(e.g: the stairs were carpeted in a lovely shade of red)
- cover with a thick or soft expanse or layer of something
(e.g: the meadows are carpeted with flowers)
- reprimand severely
(e.g: the Chancellor of the Exchequer carpeted the bank bosses)
Phrases:
- on the carpet
Origin
:
Middle English (denoting a thick fabric used as a cover for a table or bed): from Old French carpite or medieval Latin carpita, from obsolete Italian carpita ‘woollen counterpane’, based on Latin carpere ‘pluck, pull to pieces’
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