GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Rug , n. [Cf. Sw. rugg entanglend hair, ruggig rugged, shaggy, probably akin to E. rough. See Rough, a.]
   A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for garments.
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   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.
   
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   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.
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   A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
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   Rug gown, a gown made of rug, of or coarse, shaggy cloth.
   B. Johnson.
   
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   Rug, v. t. To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear. [Scot.]
   Sir W. Scott.
   
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