steamer rug

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noun

a coarse, heavy lap robe used by ship passengers sitting in deck chairs.

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Origin of steamer rug

First recorded in 1885–90

One minute the script, the next a story about Ivor Novello's tailor or the Tahiti steamer schedule in the Thirties.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The “24-hour news cycle” just makes them harder to sweep under the rug and ignore.
I Blame People Who Blame the Media: Robert McCulloch’s Tone-Deaf Speech|Arthur Chu|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I had to lie on a huge, fur rug and have a nightmare,” Prince Charles told his biographer, Jonathan Dimbleby.
Kate and William’s Royal Family Values|Tom Sykes|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or, to put it more accurately: conflict is inevitably swept under the rug, at any and all costs.
Don't Blame 'Football Culture' For Ray Rice And Jameis Winston|Amy Zimmerman|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Toledo is a tough city, a factory town, a freight train junction, a lake steamer port.
Toledo: The Town Too Tough for Toxic Water|P. J. O’Rourke|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The motherly woman received the babe instinctively and cast aside the travelling-rug in which he was enveloped.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
The day before the steamer reached Southampton, Mamma asked her if she would not like to see the ayah again.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Dinner was spread in the cabin of that peerless steamer, the New World, and a splendid company were assembled about the table.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Though she was warmly wrapped in a soft rug of silvery fur, a chill crept into her heart.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
When Yung Pak ate his meals, he sat upon a rug on the floor with his father and such male guests as might be in the house.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike