rug gown

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rug gown - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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              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.
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     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.
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     3. A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
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     Rug gown, a gown made of rug, of or coarse, shaggy cloth.
        --B. Johnson.
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