English > carpet: 5 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile). |
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| Synonyms | rug, carpeting |
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| Parts | edging | Border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) |
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| Narrower | Brussels carpet | A carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern |
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| Kurdistan | An oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors / colors and durability |
| Wilton, Wilton carpet | A carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile |
| broadloom | A carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams |
| drugget | A rug made of a coarse fabric having a cotton warp and a wool filling |
| flying carpet | (Asian folktale) an imaginary carpet that will fly people anywhere they wish / wish to go |
| hearthrug | A rug spread out in front of a fireplace |
| numdah, numdah rug, nammad | An embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt |
| prayer rug, prayer mat | A small rug used by Muslims during their devotions |
| red carpet | A strip of red carpeting laid down for dignitaries to walk on |
| runner | A long narrow carpet |
| scatter rug, throw rug | A small rug |
| shag rug | A rug with long pile |
| stair-carpet | A strip of carpet for laying on stairs |
| Broader | floor cover, floor covering | A covering for a floor |
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| furnishing | (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home / home / home (or other area) livable |
| Spanish | alfombra, alfombrilla, manta, moqueta, tapete |
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| Catalan | catifa, manta, moqueta |
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| Verbs | carpet | cover with a carpet |
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| carpet | cover completely, as if with a carpet |
| carpet | form a carpet-like cover (over) |
