carpeted

car·pet  (kärpt)

n.

1.

a. A thick heavy covering for a floor, usually made of woven wool or synthetic fibers; a rug.

b. The fabric used for this floor covering.

2. A surface or surface covering that is similar to a rug: a carpet of leaves and pine needles on the forest floor.

tr.v. car·pet·ed, car·pet·ing, car·pets

To cover with or as if with a carpet: carpet the stairs; snow that carpeted the sidewalks.

Idiom:

on the carpet

1. In a position of being reprimanded by one in authority: was called on the carpet for cheating.

2. Under discussion or consideration: Several important matters will be on the carpet at today's meeting.

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[Middle English, from Old French carpite, from Medieval Latin carpta, from Old Italian carpita, from carpire, to pluck, from Latin carpere; see kerp- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

carpeted - covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination; "the carpeted hallway"; "a flower-carpeted hillside" uncarpeted - not carpeted; "bare uncarpeted floors"

Translations

carpeted [ˈkɑːpɪtɪd] ADJ [floor] → alfombrado
carpeted with (fig) → cubierto de