Rug
[rʌg] or [rʌɡ]
Definition
(noun.) floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile).
Edited by Cary--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for garments.
(a.) 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 potiere, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap to protect the legs from cold, etc.
(a.) A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
(v. t.) To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.
Inputed by Franklin
Definition
v.t. (Scot.) to pull roughly.—n. a tug.—Get a rug to get a haul at something desirable.
n. a coarse rough woollen cloth or coverlet: a soft woolly mat: a cover for a bed: a blanket or coverlet: a covering for the floor: a travelling robe: a rough shaggy dog: a kind of strong liquor.—n. Rug′ging heavy napped cloth for rugs: a coarse cloth for horse-boots.
adj. (prov.) snug: warm.
Typed by Eliza
Examples
- He is borne into Mr. Tulkinghorn's great room and deposited on the Turkey rug before the fire. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mrs. Hackbutt rubbed the back of one hand with the palm of the other held against her chest, and let her eyes ramble over the pattern on the rug. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I stood on the rug and warmed my hands, which were rather cold with sitting at a distance from the drawing-room fire. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- You then-- Ryder threw himself down suddenly upon the rug and clutched at my companion's knees. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- She then took the post of toaster-general; and kneeling on the rug, fork in hand, fulfilled her office with dexterity. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Rising a little later his bare feet find a comfortable footing on a machine-made rug, until thrust into full fashioned hose, and ensconced in a pair of machine-sewed slippers. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Miss Fairlie's little Italian greyhound was lying on the rug. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- But the house where he visited oftenest and lay most on the rug was Lydgate's. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I stepped across the rug; he placed me square and straight before him. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Mr. Spenlow shut the door, motioned me to a chair, and stood on the hearth-rug in front of the fireplace. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Laurie lay on the rug, pretending to rest, but staring into the fire with the thoughtful look which made his black eyes beautifully soft and clear. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Kneeling on the hearth-rug before him, she put her arms round his loins, and put her face against his thigh. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I see a young lady who pins her collar straight, laces her boots neatly, and neither whistles, talks slang, nor lies on the rug as she used to do. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- And this she did, and then stood on the rug with her hands behind her. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It seems nobody ever goes into the house without finding this young gentleman lying on the rug or warbling at the piano. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The magnificent rugs and tapestries of Persia and Turkey, and the silks of India and Japan, give evidence that a knowledge of dyes is widespread and ancient. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- There lay the cat asleep on the bare gravel of the path, as if beds, rugs, and carpets were unendurable. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Bedclothes, rugs, and clothing should be exposed to the sunlight as frequently as possible; there is no better safeguard against bacterial disease than light. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Editor: Robert