n. [ Cf. Sw. rugg entanglend hair, ruggig rugged, shaggy, probably akin to E. rough. See Rough, a. ]
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 ]
Rug gown,
v. t. To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear. [ Scot. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. [ L. rugatus, p. p. of rugare to wrinkle, fr. ruga a wrinkle. ] Having alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Rug, n. ]
The rugged bark of some broad elm. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
His well-proportioned beard made rough and rugged. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Neither melt nor endear him, but leave him as hard, rugged, and unconcerned as ever. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. A coarse kind of woolen cloth, used for wrapping, blanketing, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Wearing a coarse gown or shaggy garment made of rug. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Rugged; rough. [ Obs. ] “With ruggy, ashy hairs.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having shaggy hair; shock-headed. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Those rough rug-headed kerns. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A nappy cloth. [ Obs. ] Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]