<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.</li><li>Compare carpet.</li><li>the treated skin of an animal, used as a floor covering: a bear rug.</li><li>Chiefly British: a piece of thick, warm cloth, used as a coverlet, lap robe, etc.</li><li>Slang: toupee; hairpiece.</li></ul>