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drugget
[ druhg-it ]
noun
- Also called India drugget. a rug from India of coarse hair with cotton or jute.
- a fabric woven wholly or partly of wool, used for clothing.
drugget
/ ˈdrʌɡɪt /
noun
- a coarse fabric used as a protective floor-covering, etc
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of drugget1
Example Sentences
He made little noise, for, to save his honour's drugget, he had left his boots in the hall.
There were few trees, no hedges; and somewhere the cracked bell of a drugget factory or a dye-works was clanging out a monotonous summons.
The dark-blue drugget covered a polished floor, whose slippery, uncovered margin beneath the wainscot has occasioned me many a tumble, though it always tempted me to slide when I found myself alone in the room.
The centre of the room was clear of furniture, and upon the carpet in that clear space was laid a purple drugget; and on the drugget opposite to one another stood two strong wooden crutches.
The spirit of the noblesse, along with its blood, was undoubtedly under that slender drugget bodice.
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