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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.Definition 2024
rug
rug
English
Noun
rug (plural rugs)
- A partial covering for a floor. [1624]
- (Britain, Australia) A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket. [1591]
- 1855, William Howitt, A Boy′s Adventures in the Wilds of Australia: or, Herbert′s Note-Book, page 254,
- They then cut down a quantity of gum-tree leaves for a bed, and threw their rugs upon them ready for bed-time.
- 1906 July 27, Government Gazette of Western Australia, page 2297,
- Furnish every sleeping apartment with a sufficient number of toilet utensils and bedsteads, and sufficient bedding so that each bed shall be provided with a mattress, two sheets, a rug, and, in winter time, not less than one additional rug.
- 1950 April, Dental Journal of Australia, Volume 22, page 181,
- My own son had a bunny rug of which he was very fond and on being put to bed he would always demand his “bunny rug to suck his finger with.″
- 1958, Arthur Hailey, John Castle. Runway Zero-Eight. Bantham Books
- She tucked in a rug round the woman. “How’s that?” The woman nodded gratefully.
- 1997, Alan Sharpe, Vivien Encel, Murder!: 25 True Australian Crimes, page 22,
- He brought with him a rug and a sheet, and lay down by the fire.
- 1855, William Howitt, A Boy′s Adventures in the Wilds of Australia: or, Herbert′s Note-Book, page 254,
- (historical, now rare) A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for clothing. [1547]
- Holinshed
- They spin the choicest rug in Ireland. A friend of mine […] repaired to Paris Garden clad in one of these Waterford rugs.
- Holinshed
- (historical, now rare) A cloak or mantle made of such a frieze. [1577]
- (obsolete, rare) A person wearing a rug. [1627]
- A cloth covering for a horse. [1790]
- (obsolete, rare) A dense layer of natural vegetation that precludes the growth of crops. [1792]
- (slang) The female pubic hair. [1893]
- A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
- (slang) A wig; a hairpiece. [1940]
- (colloquial) A dense growth of chest hair. [1954]
Usage notes
- (partial floor covering): The terms rug and carpet are not precise synonyms: a rug covers part of the floor; a carpet covers most or a large area of the floor; a fitted carpet runs wall-to-wall.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
partial floor covering
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coarse, heavy frieze
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rough, woolly, or shaggy dog
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wig — see wig
Verb
rug (third-person singular simple present rugs, present participle rugging, simple past and past participle rugged)
- (Scotland) To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish rugh, from Old Norse rugr, from Proto-Germanic *rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wrugʰyo-. Compare Norwegian rug, Swedish råg, Icelandic rúgur, Dutch rogge, Low German Rogg, German Roggen, English rye.
Noun
rug c (singular definite rugen, not used in plural form)
Verb
rug
- imperative of ruge
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʏx
- IPA(key): /rʏx/
Etymology
From Old Dutch *ruggi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz. More at ridge.
Noun
rug m (plural ruggen, diminutive ruggetje n or rugje n)
Derived terms
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ·ruc, prototonic form of ro·ucc, perfect tense of beirid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɾˠʊɡ]
Verb
rug
- past analytic of beir
Norwegian Bokmål
rug
Etymology
From Old Norse rugr, from Proto-Germanic *rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wrugʰyo-. Compare Danish rug, Swedish råg, Icelandic rúgur, Dutch rogge, German Roggen, English rye.
Noun
rug m (definite singular rugen)
- rye (the grass Secale cereale or its grains as food)
References
- “rug” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse rugr, from Proto-Germanic *rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wrugʰyo-. Compare Danish rug, Swedish råg, Icelandic rúgur, Dutch rogge, German Roggen, English rye.
Noun
rug m (definite singular rugen)
- rye (as above)
References
- “rug” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.