carpeting
car·pet·ing [ ˈkär-pə-tiŋ]
[ˈkär-pə-tiŋ]
Recent Examples on the Web
//Entering the Napa Valley Wine Train depot, in downtown Napa, feels like walking into a hotel banquet room from the 1980s, with orange-brown couches and wall-to-wall striped carpeting.
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Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, "Review: The Napa Valley Wine Train is tacky. It’s also a lot of fun.," 5 Sep. 2019
//The romantic gesture floored (ha) the makeup mogul, and their 18-month-old daughter Stormi seemed equally delighted by the slightly more expensive (and less practical) take on wall-to-wall carpeting.
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Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE.com, "Celebrity Serenades, Tropical Getaways & More: A History of Kylie Jenner's Most Extravagant Birthday Parties," 10 Aug. 2019
//The bright and spacious living room with marble-surround fireplace features plush wall-to-wall carpeting.
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Bang Staff And Correspondents, The Mercury News, "Sponsored: On the water in Alameda," 27 Aug. 2019
//The design features of old-school fine dining restaurants — tablecloths, drapes and carpeting — also happen to absorb sound waves, keeping them from bouncing off surfaces and amplifying a crowded room.
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Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, "Why we need to rethink the concept of noise in restaurants," 13 Sep. 2019
//The white headliner and black carpeting were replaced, and new stainless-steel spears on the quarter panels near the rear wheels were found and installed.
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Vern Parker, Houston Chronicle, "1960 Ford Starliner: Notorious rust-bucket fixed," 23 Aug. 2019
//The top floor houses a penthouse apartment including a pool, a solarium and lush retro carpeting.
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Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Historic opera house in Westminster sells at auction for $305K; buyer says ‘we want to be good neighbors’," 8 Aug. 2019
//The unit features a deck, air conditioning, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and a mix of hardwood floors and carpeting.
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Hoodline, The Mercury News, "Apartments for rent in Berkeley: What will $2,000 get you?," 1 Aug. 2019
//The original living room floor, consisting of red and black tiles, also remains, though it is currently covered by carpeting.
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Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "‘Raffle House’ marks 90th anniversary of fanfare, while owner celebrates 50 years living in Art Deco design," 21 July 2019
First Known Use of carpeting
1758, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries near carpeting
More Synonyms and Antonyms ofcarpeting
to form a layer over
- enclosing
- (also inclosing),
- enrobing,
- enshrouding,
- enswathing,
- enveloping,
- enwrapping,
- mantling,
- shawling,
- shrouding,
- swathing,
- wrapping
More Definitions forcarpeting
: carpets or the material used for carpets
British, informal : an act of criticizing someone for doing something wrong