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hearthrug

hearthrug noun: a rug placed in front of a fireplace, on the hearth.

Noun

hearthrug (plural hearthrugs)

  1. A rug placed in front of a fireplace, on the hearth.
    • The clock in the Warden’s drawing-room had just struck eight, and already the ducal feet were beautiful on the white bearskin hearthrug.1911, Max Beerbohm, chapter II, in Zuleika Dobson
    • Penelope rose from the hearthrug and threw herself on to the Chesterfield.1923, Elizabeth Bowen, “The Confidante”, in Encounters, page 53

Forms of hearthrug

pluralhearthrugs

Origin of hearthrug

From hearth + rug.

Questions about hearthrug

What does hearthrug mean?
Hearthrug means a rug placed in front of a fireplace, on the hearth.
What part of speech is hearthrug?
Hearthrug is a noun.
What is the plural of hearthrug?
The plural of hearthrug is hearthrugs.

Words near hearthrug in the dictionary

  1. hearthlike
  2. hearthpennies
  3. hearthpenny
  4. hearthplace
  5. hearthplaces
  6. hearthrug
  7. hearthrugs
  8. hearths
  9. hearthsful
  10. hearthside
  11. hearthsides

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