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Synonyms for rug

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ruhg
Phonetic Transcription : rÊŒg

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Définition of rug

Origin :
  • 1550s, "coarse fabric," of Scandinavian origin, cf. Norwegian dialectal rugga "coarse coverlet," from Old Norse rogg "shaggy tuft," from Proto-Germanic *rawwa-, perhaps related to rag (n.) and rough (adj.). Sense evolved to "coverlet, wrap" (1590s), then "mat for the floor" (1808). Meaning "toupee" is theater slang from 1940. Cut a rug "dance" is slang first attested 1942. To sweep (something) under the rug in the figurative sense is from 1954.
  • noun carpet
  • noun hairpiece
Example sentences :
  • He had the air of laying at her feet, as a rug, the whole glorious history of France.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "There it goes now," cried the child, jumping up from the rug.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • And on that rug was a fine representation of Mars, the god of war.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • She stepped off the rug, went to the "express office," and took a card from the desk.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • I thought you might look for a rug, but I'd rather go with you to select it.
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
  • I buried my head under the miserable sheet and rug, and cried like a child!
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • Wentworth was alone, standing on the rug, with his back to the fire as she entered.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 » by Various
  • For this Mr. Goldheimer is the very landlord 137 who received the Turkish rug.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • A mat was given to her for a bed, and a rug to spread over her.
  • Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
  • He was frowning and kicking the corner of a rug with his foot.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
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