carpetcar‧pet1  /ˈkɑrpɪt/  ●●● noun 
 
 [countable, uncountable] a heavy woven material for covering all of a floor and stairs, or a piece of this material: 
 a wine stain on the carpet
 I’d like red carpet in the hall. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French carpite, from  Old Italian carpita, from  carpire “to pull out”]
                                            
                                        
