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Definition: Carpet beetle

Carpet \Car"pet\ (k[aum]r"p[e^]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.
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Tables and beds covered with copes instead of
carpets and coverlets. --T. Fuller.
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2. A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet.
``The grassy carpet of this plain.'' --Shak.
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Carpet beetle or Carpet bug (Zo["o]l.), a small beetle
({Anthrenus scrophulari[ae]}), 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 (Zo["o]l.), the larva of an insect which feeds
on carpets and other woolen goods. There are several
kinds. Some are the larv[ae] of species of Tinea (as
Tinea tapetzella); others of beetles, esp. Anthrenus.

Carpet snake (Zo["o]l.), 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.
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Dictionary: WordNet
Definition: carpet beetle

carpet beetle
n : small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on
woolen fabrics [syn: carpet bug]