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drugget

[ druhg-it ]

noun

  1. Also called India drugget. a rug from India of coarse hair with cotton or jute.
  2. a fabric woven wholly or partly of wool, used for clothing.


drugget

/ ˈdrʌɡɪt /

noun

  1. a coarse fabric used as a protective floor-covering, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drugget1

1570–80; < Middle French droguet worthless stuff (textile), equivalent to drogue trash ( drug 1 ) + -et -et
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drugget1

C16: from French droguet useless fabric, from drogue trash
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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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