shaggytuft en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Old English sċeacga Middle English *schagge English shag Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English shaggy English tuft English shaggytuft From shaggy + tuft.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A rug made of cotton shag.
Shaggytuft, a high pile shaggy surfaced cotton rug with a lustrous sheen which is laundered and pre-shrunk. Shaggytuft is shown in 20 decorative colors, including chartreuse, gray, dusty rose, cantaloupe, golden glow[…]
1938, Rug Profits, volume 28:SHAGGYTUFT. . . newest and smartest of the increasingly popular shaggy-texture fabrics . . . rich, thick and luxuriously soft . . . and REVERSIBLE!
1942, Interiors, volume 101, number 8, page 68:SHAGGY TUFT - All-cotton loop pile on heavy canvas makes this a luxurious rug for your bedroom.
1948 June 5, “BEDROOM RUGS”, in The Daily Colonist, Victoria, B.C., page 7:
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Any of the genus Stenandrium of flowering plants.
A dwarf, tufted, grayish plant with short spikes of pink-rose bilateral flowers nestled among the leaves.
1979, Richard Spellenberg, “Shaggy Tuft (Stenandrium barbatum)”, in The Audubon Society field guide to North American wildflowers, western region, page 316:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shaggy tuft | alternative | lexicographic |