steamer rug
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of steamer rug
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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How could I stay put in China when my steamer rug was ready for the high seas?
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
It was a steamer rug made especially for ocean voyages.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
At eleven o’clock I was stretched out on a deck chair, my steamer rug over my legs.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
My brown "Cheap Jack" purchased in Bombay to carry a steamer rug which I had bought there again proved a white elephant, but after many gestures it is transferred by a porter to Shephard's Hotel.
From My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 by Hunt, Eleonora
Why, dearest, he did nothing but pull my steamer rug up around my neck and tuck me in nice and warm.
From In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India by Sheets, Emily Churchill Thompson
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