This article is about carpet, the floor covering. Carpet is also the name of a solitaire card game.

A carpet is any loom-woven, felted textile or grass floor covering. The term was also used for table and wall coverings, as carpets were not commonly used on the floor in European interiors until the 18th century. The hand-knotted pile carpet probably originated in Mongolia or Turkestan between the 4th and 2nd millennium BC. Carpet-making was introduced to Spain in 10th century by the Moors. The Crusades brought Turkish carpets to all of Europe, where they were primarily hung on walls or used on tables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbers of Persian rugs introduced to Western Europe.

Some use the words carpet and rug interchangeably. Historically, however, some have distinguished between carpet and rug based on size (the former being larger) or use (carpets on floors, rugs on beds or on the hearth). For the sake of clarity, some textile scholars also differentiate between carpets and carpeting. In this usage, the latter are wall-to-wall and are often woven or tufted as "roll goods", most often in 12 foot widths but sometimes in up to 15 foot widths. In the real estate and home improvement industries a distinction is made between carpet (or carpeting) and rug. The former indicates a covering that is affixed to a floor and the latter a floor covering that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes.

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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:33:26 -0000
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PROVINCE CELEBRATES ABORIGINAL BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENTS
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:03:04 -0000
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s Aboriginal business sector will be celebrated in a new annual award program announced today by Premier Gordon Campbell and Keith Mitchell, chair of the BC Achievement Foundation.
NEW CENTRE OFFERS EASIER ACCESS TO DISABILITY SUPPORTS
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:23:15 -0000
VICTORIA – Seniors and people with disabilities will now have easier access to programs that offer equipment and assistive devices thanks to $858,000 of funding and donations for the first Personal Supports Centre that officially opened today, announced Rich Coleman, Minister of Housing and Social Development.
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:32:59 -0000
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$1.4 MILLION FOR CAPILANO CAMPUS LAND IN SQUAMISH
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:03:31 -0000
SQUAMISH – Government has provided $1.4 million for a land acquisition by Capilano University, announced Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development.
HIGHLAND VALLEY WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECT APPROVED
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:02:12 -0000
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:52:29 -0000
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VOLUNTEERS RECOGNIZED WITH CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:24:44 -0000
VANCOUVER – A new program will make charitable donations on behalf of B.C. volunteers to honour their contribution and mark the province’s 150th anniversary year, Premier Gordon Campbell announced.
PROVINCE CREATES MORE FORESTRY OPPORTUNITIES
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:32:10 -0000
The Province will expand the number of woodlots, creating more opportunities for individuals, small business, and First Nations to benefit from forestry for decades to come.

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