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Rug or RUG may refer to: Rug, or carpet, a textile floor covering; Rug, slang for a toupée; Ghent University (Rijksunversiteit Gent, or RUG) Really Useful Group, or RUG, a company set up by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Rugby railway station, National Rail code RUG; University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen), or RUG
[5]: 105 Bed rugs began as carpet-like textiles, and were more common in 18th century than floor rugs. [4] In his Draper's Dictionary (1882), William Beck noted that the term rug was only used in America to describe the coverings for ordinary beds. [6]: 1 Sources provide conflicting information about bed rugs.
The meaning of the term carpet shifted in the 15th century to refer to floor coverings. [5] The terms carpet and rug are often used interchangeably. A carpet is sometimes defined as stretching from wall to wall. [6] Another definition treats rugs as of lower quality or of smaller size, with carpets quite often having finished ends.
Rag-and-bone man in Paris in 1899 (Photo Eugène Atget). In the UK, 19th-century rag-and-bone men scavenged unwanted rags, bones, metal and other waste from the towns and cities in which they lived. [8]
alphanumeric code used to identify an address, part of a UK-wide scheme. (US equivalent: ZIP Code) poste restante service whereby mail is retained at a post office for collection by the recipient (from French) (US: general delivery) postie (informal) postman (of either gender) pound shop (US: dollar store) power point electrical outlet poxy
LGBTQ slang, LGBTQ speak, queer slang, or gay slang is a set of English slang lexicon used predominantly among LGBTQ people. It has been used in various languages since the early 20th century as a means by which members of the LGBTQ community identify themselves and speak in code with brevity and speed to others.
An oriental rug is a heavy textile made for a wide variety of utilitarian and symbolic purposes and produced in "Oriental countries" for home use, local sale, and export. Oriental carpets can be pile woven or flat woven without pile, [1] using various materials such as silk, wool, cotton, jute and animal hair. [2]
A rya or rye is a traditional Scandinavian wool rug with a long pile of about 1 to 3 inches. [1] They are made using a form of the Ghiordes knot to make the double-sided pile fabric. [2] Though rya means "rug" in English, the original meaning in Sweden of rya was a bed cover with a knotted pile. [3]