hearthrug

English

Etymology

hearth +‎ rug

Noun

hearthrug (plural hearthrugs)

  1. A rug placed in front of a fireplace, on the hearth.
    • 1923, Elizabeth Bowen, “The Confidante”, in Encounters, page 53:
      Penelope rose from the hearthrug and threw herself on to the Chesterfield.
    • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
      "Just as I reached Amen, when the creature should have been slinking away abashed, the big bearskin hearthrug stood up on end and simply enveloped me."

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