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• n  floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

• A rug shop in the Old City of Damascus One of the fringe benefits of being a Middle East correspondent is that my travels in the region have allowed me to start a decent little .
• Syrian men weave traditional rugs.
• Since the war, despite the housing boom, rugs have not been selling well.

• carpet
• carpeting

News & Articles

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• SR Geek Picks: Don Draper as Batman, ‘Man of Steel’ Facts, ‘True Blood’ Puppet Recap & More!
  Don Draper from 'Mad Men' as Batman; 8 facts about Man of Steel; a Tauntaun Rug; 'True Blood' season 5 recap with puppets; and more.
  June 16, 2013 - Screen Rant
• ABU RUG & HOME TO SHOWCASE STUDENT DESIGNERS AT FALL HIGH POINT MARKET
  HIGH POINT, NC – Rug retailer Abu-Bakr Khan will present two rugs designed by High Point University students at the Fall 2013 High Point Market, Oct. 19 to 24, . The project began last November, when Khan visited the students’ textiles class and offered to produce rugs for those who submitted designs.
  June 12, 2013 - Rug News
• THE RUG SHOW AT JAVITS ADDS FOUR NEW EXHIBITORS FOR SEPTEMBER MARKET
  NEW YORK – Michaelian & Kohlberg, Oritop, Pasargad and Pacific Collection have joined the roster of exhibitors at the second annual Rug Show at Javits. The event will take place Sept. 22 to 25, 2013 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center here.
  June 12, 2013 - Rug News

Quotes

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• Bob Crow in guardian.co.uk
  RMT leader Bob Crow said: "RMT negotiators spent all afternoon and early evening at Acas putting together a deal which could have settled the dispute, only for London Underground to bring in lawyers at the last minute who pulled the rug from under a...
• Harriet Harman in The Associated Press
  Harriet Harman, acting leader of the opposition Labour Party, accused Osborne of offering "a reckless budget that pulls the rug out from under the economy."
• Anne Hathaway in postzambia.com
  Anne - who is now dating Adam Shulman - said: "As soon as I found out about the arrest, I had to get on a plane to Mexico to do a promotional tour for 'Get Smart'. And then I spent a week in shock at a friend's house. It's a situation where the rug...