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