hearthrugn.

Brit.

/ˈhɑːθrʌɡ/, U.S.

/ˈhɑrθˌrəɡ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hearth n.¹, rug n.³

Etymology: < hearth n.¹ + rug n.³

A rug designed to be laid in front of a fireplace, esp. to protect a carpet or floor.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > rug > types of, generally

shag1634

hearthrug1790

buffalo-robe1804

hooked rug1880

area rug1941

hook rug1951

1790 Edinb. Advertiser 5 Jan. 14/3 (advt.) A great variety of household furniture of all kinds, consisting of Mahogany Beds,..Carpets, Hearthrugs, Looking-Glasses,..all in the newest taste, and handsomely finished.

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. viii. 180 A setter is..fitter for his place on the hearth-rug, than a pointer.

1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 234 A bright red, blue and yellow hearth-rug.

1869 A. Trollope He knew he was Right I. i. 8 He would sometimes come in and eat his biscuit standing on the hearth-rug.

1924 A. MacLeish Let. 31 May (1983) 134 After dinner I am made to sit on the hearth rug & expound Joyce to my own disgust.

1997 A. Taylor Lover of Grave (2003) vii. iv. 205 The fire had burned low and Jill knelt on the hearthrug to add more coals.

Compounds

C1. General attributive in sense ‘fireside, domestic’, as hearthrug animal, hearthrug comfort, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [adjective] > of or belonging to home

homelyc1384

householdc1384

meniala1387

hamald?a1400

domestical1459

home1552

householdly1557

homish1561

housal1611

domestica1616

domal1728

fireside1740

householdy1863

hearthrug1864

1864 E. Cook New Echoes 137 They are beautiful eyes when they look askance, From your favourite hearth-rug place.

1901 Daily Chron. 31 July 7/2 Turning the hearthrug favourite into the streets is certainly better than shutting it up, slowly to starve in an unoccupied house.

1955 B. Sleigh Carbonel vii. 51 Now he was silent and sleeping like any hearth-rug animal.

2009 C. Kane Unscratchables 53 We were to be stripped of all our hearth-rug comforts and softpaw inclinations.

C2. Locative, as hearthrug-bred adj. rare.

ΚΠ

1902 Daily Chron. 2 Sept. 5/2 The sparrow is far too ‘fly’ a bird for the hearth~rug-bred cat.

C3. Similative, as hearthrug coat, hearthrug appearance, etc.

ΚΠ

1909 Westm. Gaz. 20 July 5/1 The inelegant, cumbrous, and shaggy hearth-rug coats.

1976 ‘A. B. Akers’ Armada of Antares ix. 81 The patient quoffas with their long faces and their hearth-rug appearance did not complain but sturdily hauled the creaking carts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hearthrug
释义	hearthrugn. Brit. /ˈhɑːθrʌɡ/, U.S. /ˈhɑrθˌrəɡ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hearth n.¹, rug n.³ Etymology: < hearth n.¹ + rug n.³ A rug designed to be laid in front of a fireplace, esp. to protect a carpet or floor. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > rug > types of, generally shag1634 hearthrug1790 buffalo-robe1804 hooked rug1880 area rug1941 hook rug1951 1790 Edinb. Advertiser 5 Jan. 14/3 (advt.) A great variety of household furniture of all kinds, consisting of Mahogany Beds,..Carpets, Hearthrugs, Looking-Glasses,..all in the newest taste, and handsomely finished. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. viii. 180 A setter is..fitter for his place on the hearth-rug, than a pointer. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 234 A bright red, blue and yellow hearth-rug. 1869 A. Trollope He knew he was Right I. i. 8 He would sometimes come in and eat his biscuit standing on the hearth-rug. 1924 A. MacLeish Let. 31 May (1983) 134 After dinner I am made to sit on the hearth rug & expound Joyce to my own disgust. 1997 A. Taylor Lover of Grave (2003) vii. iv. 205 The fire had burned low and Jill knelt on the hearthrug to add more coals. Compounds C1. General attributive in sense ‘fireside, domestic’, as hearthrug animal, hearthrug comfort, etc. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [adjective] > of or belonging to home homelyc1384 householdc1384 meniala1387 hamald?a1400 domestical1459 home1552 householdly1557 homish1561 housal1611 domestica1616 domal1728 fireside1740 householdy1863 hearthrug1864 1864 E. Cook New Echoes 137 They are beautiful eyes when they look askance, From your favourite hearth-rug place. 1901 Daily Chron. 31 July 7/2 Turning the hearthrug favourite into the streets is certainly better than shutting it up, slowly to starve in an unoccupied house. 1955 B. Sleigh Carbonel vii. 51 Now he was silent and sleeping like any hearth-rug animal. 2009 C. Kane Unscratchables 53 We were to be stripped of all our hearth-rug comforts and softpaw inclinations. C2. Locative, as hearthrug-bred adj. rare. ΚΠ 1902 Daily Chron. 2 Sept. 5/2 The sparrow is far too ‘fly’ a bird for the hearth~rug-bred cat. C3. Similative, as hearthrug coat, hearthrug appearance, etc. ΚΠ 1909 Westm. Gaz. 20 July 5/1 The inelegant, cumbrous, and shaggy hearth-rug coats. 1976 ‘A. B. Akers’ Armada of Antares ix. 81 The patient quoffas with their long faces and their hearth-rug appearance did not complain but sturdily hauled the creaking carts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1790
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