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

Word History and Origins

Origin of drugget¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of drugget¹

C16: from French droguet useless fabric, from drogue trash

Example Sentences

He made little noise, for, to save his honour's drugget, he had left his boots in the hall.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The spirit of the noblesse, along with its blood, was undoubtedly under that slender drugget bodice.

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