Found 2 hits - Term: carpet sweeper, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
carpet \car"pet\ kaumr"pe^t, n. of. carpite rug, soft of
cloth, f. carpette coarse packing cloth, rug cf. it. carpita
rug, blanket, ll. carpeta, carpita, woolly cloths, fr. l.
carpere to pluck, to card wool; cf. gr. karpo`s fruit, e.
harvest.
1. a heavy woven or felted fabric, usually of wool, but also
of cotton, hemp, straw, etc.; esp. a floor covering made
in breadths to be sewed together and nailed to the floor,
as distinguished from a rug or mat; originally, also, a
wrought cover for tables.
1913 webster
tables and beds covered with copes instead of
carpets and coverlets. --t. fuller.
1913 webster
2. a smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet.
"the grassy carpet of this plain." --shak.
1913 webster
carpet beetle or carpet bug zool., a small beetle
anthrenus scrophulariae, which, in the larval state,
does great damage to carpets and other woolen goods; --
also called buffalo bug.
carpet knight.
a a knight who enjoys ease and security, or luxury, and
has not known the hardships of the field; a hero of
the drawing room; an effeminate person. --shak.
b one made a knight, for some other than military
distinction or service.
carpet moth zool., the larva of an insect which feeds on
carpets and other woolen goods. there are several kinds.
some are the larvae of species of tinea as tinea
tapetzella; others of beetles, esp. anthrenus.
carpet snake zool., an australian snake. see diamond
snake, under diamond.
carpet sweeper, an apparatus or device for sweeping
carpets.
to be on the carpet, to be under consideration; to be the
subject of deliberation; to be in sight; -- an expression
derived from the use of carpets as table cover.
brussels carpet. see under brussels.
1913 webster
see also:
harvest carpet beetle carpet bug anthrenus scrophulariae buffalo bug carpet knight
carpet moth tinea tinea tapetzella anthrenus carpet snake
diamond snake diamond carpet sweeper to be on the carpet brussels carpet
brussels
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
carpet sweeper
n : a cleaning device with revolving brushes that pick up dirt
as the device is pushed over a carpet syn: sweeper
see also:
sweeper
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Carpet, definition of term: Carpet
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Sweeper, definition of term: Sweeper
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Carpet Knight, definition of term: Carpet Knight
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Chimney Sweeper, definition of term: Chimney Sweeper
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