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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Carpet, Carpit, n. Also: carped. [e.m.E. carpet, carpit, ME. carpette, karpete, OF. carpite, med. L. carpeta, -ita.] A thick table-cloth or coverlet; a floorcarpet. Also fig. 1381 Exch. R. III. 63.]
[Per solucionem factam … pro carpitis et matras, liberatis ad cameram regis ?1438 Alex. ii. 3711.
In silkin carpets [F. tapis] on the grece [= grass] Auld Cassamus gart bring the ches c1475 Wall. ii. 281.
Scho gert graith wp a burd be the hous side, Wyth carpettis cled a1500 Bk. Chess 915.
He laid his sqwyer in to his lordis bed, And vnder carpet brocht this lord furth led 1513 Doug. i. xi. 13.
Apon ryche beddis sydis, … Ourspred with carpettis of the fyne purpour c1420 Wynt. iii. 94 (W).
Scho … happit him syne and gert hym ly Wnder a carpit [R. tapyte] prevely 1535 Stewart 36359.
In lynnyng clayth … Tha wand his cors and syne into reid silk, Wnder ane carpet of ane cullour cleir 15.. Clar. ii. 1342.
Skaffaldis … Ouerspred with Mayis carpits of verdoure

b. Attrib. with chair, (tabil)cloath, cussing. 1647 Edinb. Test. LXIII. 237 b.
Ane fyne ca[r]pet cloath to the round boord 1651 Buccleuch Mun. II. 290.
Aucht carped cussings 1652 Edinb. Test. LXVI. 150.
Four old carpett tabill cloathes 1669 Ib. LXXIV. 36 b.
Tuo old wainscot chyres and ane carpit chyr c 1670 Douglas Chart. 343.
In the dyneing rowme ther is four carpit chyre, ane old armed chyre [etc.] 1673 Leith Customs 16.
18 carpet cheares 1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII. 358.
2 dozen of carpet chayers