The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CARPETED
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What does CARPETED mean?
CARPETED verb- To lay carpet, or to have carpet installed, in an area.
- To substantially cover something, as a carpet does; to blanket something.
- To reprimand.
- (of a room in a building) Floored with a carpet.