drugget
Americannoun
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Also called India drugget. a rug from India of coarse hair with cotton or jute.
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a fabric woven wholly or partly of wool, used for clothing.
noun
Etymology
Origin of drugget
1570–80; < Middle French droguet worthless stuff (textile), equivalent to drogue trash ( cf. drug 1) + -et -et
Example Sentences
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At length the pursued taxi, careering down a dark side street, drew up in front of the Del Fey Club; Thaw followed a drugget of light on the pavement; a door closed behind him.
From Time Magazine Archive
The lawn and the standard roses were formal enough, but there were acacia trees on the left, and, under them, grouped artistically, an Indian drugget, a tea table, and long basket chairs.
From Love's Usuries by Creswicke, Louis
The houses become suddenly decorated with banners, blankets, and pieces of drugget suspended from the windows, and the inhabitants welcome us with loud cheers and 'vivas.'
From The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba by Goodman, Walter
A crimson drugget covered the floor, and in front of the hearth lay a rug, made of scraps of black and coloured cloth, neatly sewn together in a pattern.
From A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor
As soon as they were gone, Ada and I came into it, and performed a waltz on the drugget, which was pronounced stretched to perfection.
From A Search For A Secret (Vol 1 of 3) A Novel by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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