drugget

English

Etymology

From French droguet, from drogue (“cheap”), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɹʌɡɪt/

Noun

drugget (plural druggets)

1. An inexpensive coarse woolen cloth, used mainly for clothing. [from 16th c.]
2. A floor covering made of drugget. [from 17th c.]

   This carpet was a small square drugget in the centre of the room... —Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Second Stain, December 1904