hearthrug means A rug placed in front of a fireplace, on the hearth. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.
Etymology
From hearth + rug.
noun
- 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.”
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