Drugget
[drʌgit]
Definition
(noun.) a rug made of a coarse fabric having a cotton warp and a wool filling.
Editor: Lucia--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A coarse woolen cloth dyed of one color or printed on one side; generally used as a covering for carpets.
(n.) By extension, any material used for the same purpose.
Typed by Ewing
Definition
n. a woven and felted coarse woollen fabric chiefly used for covering carpets—hence called in some parts of Britain crumbcloth.
Edited by Elena
Examples
- How about moving that drugget? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Lucas quickly turned back the drugget, thrust the document into some hiding-place there, and covered it over. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The wooden lid was replaced, and the drugget had only just been drawn straight when Lestrade's voice was heard in the passage. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He tore the drugget from the floor, and in an instant was down on his hands and knees clawing at each of the squares of wood beneath it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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