Drugget
//ˈdɹʌɡɪt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An inexpensive coarse woolen cloth, used mainly for clothing. countable, uncountable
- 2 a rug made of a coarse fabric having a cotton warp and a wool filling wordnet
- 3 A floor covering made of drugget. countable, uncountable
"There was the handsome carpet, new on the occasion of Mr. Gooch's marriage, but it was carefully covered with a drab drugget; the curtains were of a pretty pink damask, but they were enveloped in brown holland bags, by which same material the chairs and sofas were covered."
Example
More examples"There was the handsome carpet, new on the occasion of Mr. Gooch's marriage, but it was carefully covered with a drab drugget; the curtains were of a pretty pink damask, but they were enveloped in brown holland bags, by which same material the chairs and sofas were covered."
Etymology
From French droguet, from drogue (“cheap”), of uncertain origin.
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