society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > carpet > composed of joined strips (3)
body carpet1813
carpeting manufactured in strips that are joined together to form the required size (originally used to fill the space defined by a separate border…
body carpeting1817
= body carpetn.
body1936
Particular technical uses. = body carpetn. at compounds 2. Frequently attributive, as body goods, body width.