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.

Origin of drugget

1570–80; < Middle French droguet worthless stuff (textile), equivalent to drogue trash (cf. drug¹) + -et -et

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Historical Examples of drugget

Has Marshall put the footwarmer in, and is the drugget down?
The Giant's Robe
F. Anstey
He dropped the drugget and scissors and bent again over the portmanteau.
The King of Diamonds
Louis Tracy
Why, they don't mind you and me more than the drugget under their feet.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 31, 1887
Various
As they took their places Mr Drugget and another member were announced.
The Secret of the League
Ernest Bramah
"I can at least express the Premier's views" resumed Mr Drugget.
The Secret of the League
Ernest Bramah

British Dictionary definitions for drugget

drugget

noun

a coarse fabric used as a protective floor-covering, etc

Word Origin for drugget

C16: from French droguet useless fabric, from drogue trash

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