Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - rug
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Rug
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noun Etymology: Middle English *~ rag, tuft, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect ~ga coarse ~, Old Norse rogg tuft Date: 1591 1. lap robe 2. a piece of thick heavy fabric that usually has a nap or pile and is used as a floor covering 3. a floor mat of an animal pelt a bearskin ~ 4. slang toupee 2 5. British a blanket for an animal (as a horse or dog)
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2.
1. коврик, ковер 2. плед Id: to cut a rug —- ам. сл. танцевать, отплясывать (особ. под джаз) 3. шотл. сильно тянуть, тащить с усилием; дергать изо всех сил ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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4.
(rugs) 1. A rug is a piece of thick material that you put on a floor. It is like a carpet but covers a smaller area. A Persian rug covered the hardwood floors. N-COUNT 2. A rug is a small blanket which you use to cover your shoulders or your knees to keep them warm. (mainly BRIT) The old lady was seated in her chair at the window, a rug over her knees. N-COUNT 3. If someone pulls the rug from under a person or thing or pulls the rug from under someone’s feet, they stop giving their help or support. If the banks opt to pull the rug from under the ill-fated project, it will go into liquidation. to sweep something under the rug: see sweep PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ n 1 a piece of thick cloth or wool that is smaller than a carpet and is put on the floor as decoration (- compare mat1) 2 BrE a large piece of material that you can wrap around yourself, especially when you are travelling 3 pull the rug (out) from under sb's feet informal to suddenly take away something that someone was depending on to achieve what they wanted 4 humorous especially AmE a toupee ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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gen. comp. abbr. Regional Users Group gen. comp. abbr. Rangefinder User Group gen. comp. abbr. Roots User Group network. abbr. Resource Usage Group chat abbr. Regional User Group ...English abbreviation dictionary
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8.
- 1551, from O.N. rogg "shaggy tuft." Originally "coarse fabric," sense evolved to "coverlet, wrap" (1591), then "mat for the floor" (1808). Meaning "toupee" is theater slang from 1940s. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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