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.
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.
A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
Phrases & Compounds
Rug gown
a gown made of rug, of or coarse, shaggy cloth.
Rug
v. t.
To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear. [Scot.]