rag rug

American  

noun

1. a rug, often multicolored, made of rags or strips of fabric woven or stitched together.

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Etymology

Origin of rag rug

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Example Sentences

“I didn’t have money, and I wanted to decorate my place,” he says, so Pogue, 41, began crafting things for his Los Angeles apartment, upholstering a sofa in a Japanese boro-style hodgepodge of thrifted denim, knotting a rag rug for the floor and making curtains to use as room dividers.

From New York Times

It goes on to describe a small table with a vase of gladiolas, a prison-made rag rug on the floor, a dresser and two cots at the rear of the cell.

From Washington Times

Stacked two by two, Lego-like, the containers make a modest low-slung one-bedroom dwelling that Mr. Fisk has decorated with homespun touches like a leather Eames lounge chair, a tchotchke shelf over the narrow staircase, folk art on the plywood-clad walls, a rag rug, skylights and hanging plants in macramé slings.

From New York Times

Mr. Shyamalan sets a nice farmhouse scene, with an interior that looks copied straight from Heartland Monthly, complete with sagging armchairs, plank flooring and a rag rug as big as a Volkswagen.

From New York Times

Take a line such as: "Every rag rug is unique like an eyeball."

From The Guardian