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stair-carpet

stair-carpet

3.5
A long narrow carpet that covers the middle of stairs to make them safer and look nice
  • noun
translation icon : alfombra para escaleras

Examples

  • Almost directly behind the door was a wide mahogany staircase with a red stair carpet faded in places from the sun

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Her feet seemed to stomp hot air out of the stair carpet, driving it up before her as she rose, singeing her nostrils by the time she reached the upstairs landing.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The elegant stair-carpet added a touch of luxury to the entrance hall.

  • After installing the new stair-carpet, the steps felt much safer to walk on.

  • We chose a bright blue stair-carpet to match the decor of the living room.

Synonyms

carpet
vsstair-carpet
355 1.0

A thick soft floor covering that you walk on

is a narrow stair strip made to fit each step for safety and decoration
runner
vsstair-carpet
5 2.8

A long narrow carpet placed in a hallway or on stairs

is specially made as a strip fitted to individual steps

How Covered

stair-carpet
3.5
runner
5 2.8
stairstep
2.1

Surface Forms

stair-carpet singular
stair-carpets plural

Morphology

stair-carpet = stair + carpet (transparent) = stair + carpet

A straightforward compound of 'stair' + 'carpet'; learners can infer it denotes a carpet intended for stairs.

Etymology

Stair-carpet is simply stair ('step') plus carpet ('floor cover'), so it means a carpet made just for the steps. Think of it as a 'runner' that covers each step to protect them and help stop slipping.