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flying carpet

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Noun1.flying carpetflying carpet - (Asian folktale) an imaginary carpet that will fly people anywhere they wish to go
carpet, carpeting, rug - floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
folk tale, folktale - a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk
Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations


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The author of the Arabian Nights fantasies had conceived of a flying carpet, but neither he nor any one else had conceived of flying conversation.
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