carpet burn

noun

A skin injury caused by friction with a carpet or similar surface.

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Meanings

nouncarpet burn (plural carpet burns)

plural carpet burns

  1. A skin injury caused by friction with a carpet or similar surface.

    More unusual marks occur when a child is pushed against a patterned object, such as the imprint of a carpet or a carpet burn where the child's body skids along the carpet.

    1996, Kim R.Oates, The Spectrum of Child Abuse: assessment, treatment, and prevention, page 51
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    Sweet reunion, Jamaica and Spain We're like how we were again I'm in the tub you're on the seat Lick your lips as I soak my feet Then you notice lickle carpet burn My stomach drops and my guts churn You shrug and it's the worst Who truly stuck the knife in first?

    2007 Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good(verse 3)
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APA

carpet burn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet%20burn

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“carpet burn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet%20burn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpet burn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpet%20burn.

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