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 Rug n.
 1. 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.   --Holinshed.
 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 potière, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap to protect the legs from cold, etc.
 3. A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
 Rug gown, a gown made of rug, of or coarse, shaggy cloth.