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carpet strip

base shoe, base shoe molding, floor molding, shoe molding, carpet strip

A molding used next to the floor on interior baseboard.

carpet strip

1.A molding used to fasten the edge of carpeting.
2. A strip of wood (approximately equal to the carpet thickness) installed on the floor at the threshold of a door.
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