Category:Rug

Rug, n. Etym: [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 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 Rug, v. t.

Defn: to pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear. [scot.] Sir w. Scott.