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carpet slipper |
carpet snake |
carpet sweeper |
carpet tack |
carpet-like |
carpetbag
| carpetbagger
| carpeted
| carpeting
| carpetless
| carpetmonger
carpetbag
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun carpetbag has 1 sense
- carpetbag(n = noun.artifact) Array - traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century; Array is a kind of bag, grip, suitcase, traveling bag, travelling bag
Adjective carpetbag has 2 senses
- carpetbag(a = adj.pert) Array - following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers; "carpetbag adventurers"; "a carpetbag government"
- carpetbag(s = adj.all) carpetbagging - presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality; "a carpetbag stranger"; "a capetbag politician"
CIDE DICTIONARY
carpetbag, n.
A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet. [1913 Webster]
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