moquette

Etymology

Borrowed from French moquette.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɒˈkɛt/, /mə(ʊ)ˈkɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

moquette (countable and uncountable, plural moquettes)

1. A kind of fabric with a thick pile used for carpeting or to upholster seating etc.
   • 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 178:

     A winter of walking about in the rain down snowlit streets; overheated hotel-rooms with the smell of furry moquette […]

2. An article covered in such material.

Noun

moquette f (plural moquettes)

1. fitted carpet

Verb

moquette

1. first-person singular present indicative of moquetter
2. third-person singular present indicative of moquetter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of moquetter
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of moquetter
5. second-person singular imperative of moquetter

Further reading

• “moquette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

moquette f (plural moquetti)

1. fitted carpet