'Carped' definitions:

Definition of 'Carped'

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  • Carp \Carp\ (k[aum]rp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Carped (k[aum]rpt); p. pr. & vb. n. Carping.] [OE. carpen to say, speak; from Scand. (cf. Icel. karpa to boast), but influenced later by L. carpere to pluck, calumniate.]
  • 1. To talk; to speak; to prattle. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at. [1913 Webster]
  • Carping and caviling at faults of manner. --Blackw. Mag. [1913 Webster]
  • And at my actions carp or catch. --Herbert. [1913 Webster]

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