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area rug

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noun

a rug designed to cover only part of a floor.

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Nearby words

  1. area code,
  2. area of cardiac dullness,
  3. area of outstanding natural beauty,
  4. area opaca,
  5. area pellucida,
  6. area study,
  7. area vasculosa,
  8. area vitellina,
  9. areal,
  10. areal velocity

Origin of area rug

probably earlier than 1980–85
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