Carpet

kär′pet, n. the woven or felted covering of floors, stairs, .— v.t. to cover with a carpet:— pr.p. car′peting; pa.p. car′peted. — ns. Car′pet-bag , a travelling-bag, so called because usually made of carpeting; Car′pet-bag′ger , one who comes to a place for political or other ends, carrying his whole property qualification for citizenship with him in his carpet-bag; Car′pet-beat′ing , the removing of dust from carpets by beating; Car′pet-bed′ding , a system of horticulture in which plants are arranged in mosaic or geometrical designs; Car′peting , material of which carpets are made: carpets in general; Car′pet-knight , one dubbed a knight by mere court favour, not on account of his military exploits—hence an effeminate person; Car′pet-mong′er ( Shak. ), an effeminate person; Car′pet-rod , one of the narrow rods used to keep a stair carpet in its place.— On the carpet , under discu ion. [O. Fr. carpite (Fr. carpette )—Low L. carpet a , a coarse fabric made from rags pulled to pieces—L. carpĕre , to pluck.]