Definitions for: Rug


[n] floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: carpet, carpeting

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

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