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RED CARPET

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A strip of red carpeting laid down for dignitaries to walk on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("red carpet" is a kind of...):

carpet; carpeting; rug (floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile))

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Special treatment or hospitality

Example:

the maitre d' gave them the red-carpet treatment

Synonyms:

red-carpet; red carpet

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

uncommon (not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind)

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