About The Word Rug
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Rug
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What's The Definition Of Rug?
[n] floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Rug: carpet | carpeting Related Terms | Find terms related to Rug: See Also | broadloom | Brussels carpet | drugget | edging | floor covering | floorcover | flying carpet | furnishings | hearthrug | nammad | numdah | numdah rug | prayer mat | prayer rug | red carpet | scatter rug | shag rug | stair-carpet | throw rug | Wilton Rug In Webster's Dictionary \Rug\, n. [Cf. Sw. rugg entanglend hair, ruggig rugged,
shaggy, probably akin to E. rough. See {Rough}, a.]
1. A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for
garments.
They spin the choicest rug in Ireland. A friend of
mine . . . repaired to Paris Garden clad in one of
these Waterford rugs. The mastiffs, . . . deeming he
had been a bear, would fain have baited him.
--Holinshed.
2. A piece of thick, nappy fabric, commonly made of wool, --
used for various purposes, as for covering and ornamenting
part of a bare floor, for hanging in a doorway as a
poti[`e]re, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap
to protect the legs from cold, etc.
3. A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
{Rug gown}, a gown made of rug, of or coarse, shaggy cloth.
--B. Johnson.
\Rug\, v. t. To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. |
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