rug
NounWordNet 3.0
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Rug \Rug\, v. t. To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
Rug \Rug\, n. [Cf. Sw. rugg entanglend hair, ruggig rugged, shaggy, probably akin to E. rough. See Rough, a.]
1.A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for garments. [1913 Webster]
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.— Holinshed.[1913 Webster]
2.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 poti[`e]re, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap to protect the legs from cold, etc. [1913 Webster]
3.A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog. [1913 Webster]
Rug gown, a gown made of rug, of or coarse, shaggy cloth. --B. Johnson. [1913 Webster]