rug en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈɹʷɜɡ] Southern US, African-American Vernacular, Appalachia
- /ɾʌɡ/ (Scotland, Wales)
- /ɹʊɡ/ (Northern-England)
- /ˈɹʌɡ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England)
- [ˈɹʷä̝ɡ] (Australia)
- [ˈɹʷʌɡ] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England)
- /ˈɹɜɡ/ Southern US, African-American Vernacular, Appalachia
- /ˈɹɐɡ/ (Australia)
- /ˈɹäɡ/ (Australia)
- [ˈɹʷɐ̞ɡ] (Australia)
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Etymology
Uncertain; probably of North Germanic origin; perhaps inherited via Middle English *rugge (suggested by Middle English ruggy (“hairy, shaggy, bristly”) and rugged (“hairy, shaggy, rugged”)), from Old Norse rǫgg (“shagginess, tuft”), from Proto-Germanic *rawwō (“long wool”), probably related to *rūhaz (“rough”), related to English rag and rough. Cognate with dialectal Norwegian rugga (“coarse coverlet”), Swedish rugg (“rough entangled hair”), related to English rag and rough. Compare also Old English rȳhe (“rug, rough covering, blanket”).
Meanings
- A partial covering for a floor.
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(Australia, UK) A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket.
He brought with him a rug and a sheet, and lay down by the fire.
1997, Alan Sharpe, Vivien Encel, Murder!: 25 True Australian Crimes, page 22:1950 April, Dental Journal of Australia, Volume 22, page 181, My own son had a bunny rug of which he was very fond and on being put to bed he would always demand his “bunny rug to suck his finger with.″
They then cut down a quantity of gum-tree leaves for a bed, and threw their rugs upon them ready for bed-time.
1855, William Howitt, A Boy′s Adventures in the Wilds of Australia: or, Herbert′s Note-Book, page 254:1958, Arthur Hailey, John Castle. Runway Zero-Eight. Bantham Books She tucked in a rug round the woman. “How’s that?” The woman nodded gratefully.
Furnish every sleeping apartment with a sufficient number of toilet utensils and bedsteads, and sufficient bedding so that each bed shall be provided with a mattress, two sheets, a rug, and, in winter time, not less than one additional rug.
1906 July 27, Government Gazette of Western Australia, page 2297:
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(archaic, historical) A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for clothing.
They spin the choicest rug in Ireland. A friend of mine […] repaired to Paris Garden clad in one of these Waterford rugs.
1577, Raphaell Holinshed; Richarde Stanyhurst [i.e., Richard Stanihurst], “The Historie of Irelande […]”, in The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Hunne, →OCLC:
- (archaic, historical) A cloak or mantle made of such a frieze.
- (obsolete, rare) A person wearing a rug.
- A cloth covering for a horse.
- (obsolete, rare) A dense layer of natural vegetation that precludes the growth of crops.
- (slang) The female pubic hair.
- A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
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(slang) A wig; a hairpiece.
The intervening years have been kind to Edward Fox and John Wells, who now assume the principal roles, in allowing them to keep their full complement of hair. Mr Fox shows his gratitude by using his rug as a prop, flopping it forward, Welsh-combing it back, letting it stand up on end as if from shock, while Mr Wells is content mostly to let his limply swathe his forehead.
1985 July 12, Martin Cropper, “Theatre: The Philanthropist”, in The Times, number 62,188, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 15, column 7:
- (colloquial) A dense growth of chest hair.
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(US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, ethnic, slang, slur) Ellipsis of rughead.
alt of rughead
We're the motherfuckers be fightin' when the rugs [black prisoners] start wasting people around here.
1980, John Irwin, Prisons in Turmoil, page 212:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rugs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
throw rug · lie like a rug · rug ranking · unrug · rug-cutter · rugless · rug beater · cut a rug · brush something under the rug · pull the rug · ruglike · rug-cutting · cute as a bug in a rug · scatter rug · rug rider · hearthrug · rug joint · rugburn · oriental rug · rug monkey · rugmaker · cut the rug · pull the rug out from under · rug duster · sweep something under the rug · rugmaking · rug pilot · rug muncher · rugrat · drug rug · rug-pull · rug hooking · rag rug · vase rug · rug-headed · under the rug · rug rat · area rug · Oriental rug · Persian rug · snug as a bug in a rug · rug pull · prayer rug · lie like a cheap rug · Nain rug
Synonyms
wig (wig) · carpet (small carpet) · mat (small carpet) · toupee (wig)
Translations (100)
uz gilamcha (partial floor covering) · lt kilimėlis (partial floor covering) · yue 地氈 /地毡 (partial floor covering) · mn хивс (partial floor covering) · pdt Teppich (partial floor covering) · oj anaakan (partial floor covering) · ja ラグ (partial floor covering) · sh покрѝва̄ч (covering for a horse) · et vaip (partial floor covering) · la strāgulum (partial floor covering) · eo mato (partial floor covering) · cy rygiau (thick piece of fabric used for warmth) · fi viltti (thick piece of fabric used for warmth) · nb teppe (partial floor covering) · rif tazarbect (partial floor covering) · sh ћѝлим (partial floor covering) · sq sixhade (partial floor covering) · cy rỳg (thick piece of fabric used for warmth) · ar سَجَّادَة (partial floor covering) · sh pokrìvāč (covering for a horse) · lut ʔiq̓ʷsad (partial floor covering) · fi huopa (thick piece of fabric used for warmth) · nv diyogí (partial floor covering) · ca catifa (partial floor covering) · th พรม (partial floor covering) · fa قالیچِه (partial floor covering) · he שָׁטִיחַ (partial floor covering) · it tappetino (partial floor covering) · ur غالِیچَہ (partial floor covering) · xdq бирза́н (partial floor covering) · ki mũgeka (partial floor covering) · fr tapis (partial floor covering) · fr couverture (thick piece of fabric used for warmth) · da tæppe (partial floor covering) · sq qilim (partial floor covering) · be кілімо́к (partial floor covering) · pt tapetinho (partial floor covering) · ko 깔개 (partial floor covering) · de Brücke (partial floor covering) · fa سَجّادِه (partial floor covering) · es tapete (partial floor covering) · kk кілемше (partial floor covering) · es alfombra (partial floor covering) · la tapēs (partial floor covering) · az xalça (partial floor covering) · hu szőnyeg (partial floor covering) · pt tapete (partial floor covering) · ur سَجّادَہ (partial floor covering) · sv matta (partial floor covering) · hy գորգ (partial floor covering) · ka ხალიჩა (partial floor covering) · fi karvaturri (rough, woolly, or shaggy dog) · lv tepiķis (partial floor covering) · ro covoraș (partial floor covering) · mk килим (partial floor covering) · es alfombrilla (partial floor covering) · sh tèpih (partial floor covering) · fo teppi (partial floor covering) · fi karkea friisikangas (coarse, heavy frieze) · cy rygiau (partial floor covering) · es catifa (partial floor covering) · lv paklājs (partial floor covering) · nl tapijt (partial floor covering) · grc τάπης (partial floor covering) · mk тепих (partial floor covering) · bg одеяло (thick piece of fabric used for warmth) · da måtte (partial floor covering) · sk koberček (partial floor covering) · cs kobereček (partial floor covering) · tg қолича (partial floor covering) · eo tapiŝeto (partial floor covering) · es alombra (partial floor covering) · uk килимо́к (partial floor covering) · bg килимче́ (partial floor covering) · sh тѐпих (partial floor covering) · it tappeto (partial floor covering) · mi tarapouahi (partial floor covering) · ja 絨毯 (partial floor covering) · izh maakangas (partial floor covering) · cy rỳg (partial floor covering) · lo ພົມ (partial floor covering) · ky килемче (partial floor covering) · ur قالِیچَہ (partial floor covering) · cmn 毯 (partial floor covering) · ru ко́врик (partial floor covering) · bg че́рга (partial floor covering) · de Teppich (partial floor covering) · it scendiletto (partial floor covering) · bg чул (covering for a horse) · twf hálgoną (partial floor covering) · sl preproga (partial floor covering) · fi matto (partial floor covering) · sh ćìlim (partial floor covering) · cmn 地毯 (partial floor covering) · hi दरी (partial floor covering) · pl dywanik (partial floor covering) · es alcatifa (partial floor covering) · ro carpetă (partial floor covering) · eo tapiŝo (partial floor covering) · hi ग़ालीचा (partial floor covering)