car|pet|ing

car|pet|ing
car|pet|ing «KAHR puh tihng», noun.
1. a) a fabric for carpets or other floor coverings: »

Wilton carpeting.

b) carpets: »

Matting and carpeting have done much for the stone floor (Leigh Hunt).

2. a covering that resembles or suggests a carpet: »

Figurative. Next morning there was a carpeting of fresh snow.


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