n.
- a small carpet.
▸Brit. a thick woollen blanket.
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. a toupee or wig.
Phrase
- pull the rug out from under
abruptly expose or withdraw support from.
Etymology
C16 (denoting a type of coarse woollen cloth): prob. of Scand. origin; rel. to rag1.
