hooked rug
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hooked rug
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Example Sentences
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A homey but stained hooked rug serves as grimy pedestal for the awful tableau.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2022
Cleaning a hooked rug can be easy if it’s all wool, Buttolph says.
From Washington Times • Nov. 26, 2019
A folksy hooked rug creates a garden-like floor, and a handwoven wool coverlet nods to the textile traditions of 19th-century New England.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 3, 2018
There’s only one thing in it - a unique rug that, at 10 by 12 feet, is the largest hooked rug in the museum’s collection.
From Washington Times • Feb. 21, 2015
Beneath my feet was a hooked rug in the design of a huge violet.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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