Rug
Pronunciation
- enPR: rÅg, IPA: /rʌɡ/
- Rhymes: -ʌɡ
Origin
Origin uncertain; compare Swedish rugg ("rough entangled hair"), Old Norse rogg, English rough.
Full definition of rug
Noun
rug
(plural rugs)- A partial covering for a floor.
- (UK, Australia) A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket.
- 1855, William Howitt, A Boy′s Adventures in the Wilds of Australia: or, Herbert′s Note-Book, %22rugs%22+bed+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=JXLE6I76zK&sig=Tw6Sl9pPnMYCiXsJX6w5tB6cFOI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QU0VUOWaH4qyiQfb2oHICg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22rug%22|%22rugs%22%20bed%20australia%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false 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, %22rugs%22+bed+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22rug%22|%22rugs%22+bed+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=cRlRf0fCLu&sig=P_ckdO4zWNLqPng3SQfJG-Yzh8U&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OlAVUOGFHYySiQfC84DgDQ&redir_esc=y 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, %22rugs%22+bed+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22rug%22|%22rugs%22+bed+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=BFyGakNY5h&sig=Tseu6Y0uXAdGbq9ILUyTOepDnC0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=n0UVUPyRBoWuiQfZ4oHIBg&redir_esc=y 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.″
- 1997, Alan Sharpe, Vivien Encel, Murder!: 25 True Australian Crimes, %22rugs%22+bed+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=JfRLjCFLEc&sig=uPnvXCrG3Fwj7ADO_tNKnjvqSII&hl=en&sa=X&ei=n0UVUPyRBoWuiQfZ4oHIBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22rug%22|%22rugs%22%20bed%20australia%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 22,He brought with him a rug and a sheet, and lay down by the fire.
- A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for clothing.
- HolinshedThey spin the choicest rug in Ireland. A friend of mine ... repaired to Paris Garden clad in one of these Waterford rugs.
- A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
- (slang) A wig; a hairpiece.
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.