scatter rug

American  

noun

1. a small rug, placed on the floor in front of a chair, under a table, etc.

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scatter rug British  

noun

1. a small rug used to cover a limited area

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Etymology

Origin of scatter rug

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

There is a threadbare scatter rug in the living room, two chairs protected with plastic, and a couch in need of a new slip cover.

From Time Magazine Archive

The floor is without so much as a scatter rug, the single window has no curtain, steam pipes clutter the walls, a radiator hisses sometimes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The kind with eyelets, she wanted, and to go with them, a scatter rug.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen