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<p><b>2.</b> <def>An assemblage of pieces of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.</def>

<h1>Carper</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw>Carp"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who carps; a caviler.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Carpet</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw>Car"pet</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>carpite</ets> rug, soft of cloth, F. <ets>carpette</ets> coarse packing cloth, rug (cf. It. <ets>carpita</ets> rug, blanket), LL. <ets>carpeta</ets>, <ets>carpita</ets>, woolly cloths, fr. L. <ets>carpere</ets> to pluck, to card (wool); cf. Gr. <?/ fruit, E. <er>Harvest</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>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.</def>

<blockquote>Tables and beds covered with copes instead of <b>carpets</b> and coverlets. <i>T. Fuller.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet.</def> "The grassy <i>carpet</i> of this plain."

<i>Shak.</i>

<cs><mcol><col>Carpet beetle</col> or <col>Carpet bug</col></mcol> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small beetle (<spn>Anthrenus scrophulari\'91</spn>), which, in the larval state, does great damage to carpets and other woolen goods; -- also called <altname>buffalo bug</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Carpet knight</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>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.</cd> <i>Shak</i>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>One made a knight, for some other than military distinction or service.</cd> -- <col>Carpet moth</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the larva of an insect which feeds on carpets and other woolen goods. There are several kinds. Some are the larv\'91 of species of <spn>Tinea</spn> (as <spn>T. tapetzella</spn>); others of beetles, esp. <spn>Anthrenus</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Carpet snake</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an Australian snake. See <cref>Diamond snake</cref>, under <er>Diamond</er>.</cd> -- <col>Carpet sweeper</col>, <cd>an apparatus or device for sweeping carpets.</cd> -- <col>To be on the carpet</col>, <cd>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.</cd> -- <col>Brussels carpet</col>. <cd>See under <er>Brussels</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Carpet</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw>Car"pet</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Carpeted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Carpeting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To cover with, or as with, a carpet; to spread with carpets; to furnish with a carpet or carpets.</def>

<blockquote><b>Carpeted</b> temples in fashionable squares. <i>E. Everett.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Carpetbag</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw>Car"pet*bag`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet.</def>

<h1>Carpetbagger</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw>Car"pet*bag"ger</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An adventurer; -- a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War (1865)<-- used now for any politician moving to a new location to take advantage of more favorable chances for election-->.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>

<h1>Carpeting</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw>Car"pet*ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>1. The act of covering with carpets.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Cloth or materials for carpets; carpets, in general.</def>

<blockquote>The floor was covered with rich <b>carpeting</b>. <i>Prescott.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Carpetless</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw>Car"pet*less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Without a carpet.</def>

<h1>Carpetmonger</h1> <Xpage=220>

<hw>Car"pet*mon`ger</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>One fond of pleasure; a gallant.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Carpetway</h1> <Xpage=220>