What does area rug mean?

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area rug

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

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noun

A rug that only covers part of the floor of a room.

American usage

area rugs (plural)

wall-to-wall

wall-to-wall

What does area rug mean?: A rug that only covers part of the floor of a room.

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