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Webster 1913 Edition
Rug
Rug
,Noun.
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 potière, 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
,Verb.
T.
To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.
[Scot.]
Sir W. Scott.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rug
RUG
,Noun.
1.
A coarse nappy woolen cloth used for a bed cover, and in modern times particularly, for covering the carpet before a fire-place. This name was formerly given to a coarse kind of frieze used for winter garments, and it may be that the poor in some countries still wear it. But in America, I believe the name is applied only to a bed cover for ordinary beds, and to a covering before a fire-place.2.
A rough, woolly or shaggy dog.