shag pile
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shag pile — /ˈʃæg paɪl / (say shag puyl) noun carpet pile which is long and thick …
Shag (Josh Agle) — Josh Agle (born August 31, 1962) is an American artist known by the nickname SHAG, which he first used to sign his paintings in 1987. The nickname is derived from the last two letters of his first name, and the first two letters of his last… … Wikipedia
shag — I. /ʃæg / (say shag) noun 1. rough, matted hair, wool, or the like. 2. a mass of this. 3. a cloth, usually woollen, with a nap on one side. 4. a coarse tobacco cut into fine shreds. –adjective 5. of, relating to, or having, a shag pile: shag… …
shag — shag1 [ʃæg] adj also shag|pile [ˈʃægpaıl] shag carpet/rug a ↑carpet or ↑rug with a rough surface made from long threads of wool shag 2 shag2 n [: Old English; Origin: sceacga] 1.) BrE informal not polite an act … Dictionary of contemporary English
shag rug — /ʃæg ˈrʌg/ (say shag rug) noun a rug made from a shag pile …
shag — Ⅰ. shag [1] ► NOUN 1) a carpet or rug with a long, rough pile. 2) (before another noun ) (of pile) long and rough. 3) a thick, tangled hairstyle. 4) coarse cut tobacco. ORIGIN Old English. Ⅱ … English terms dictionary
Shag (fabric) — Shag is typically used to make deep pile carpets. This is the oldest use of the term. Shag carpet is sometimes evoked as an example of the aesthetic from the culture of the 1970s in the United States. Shag is also used to make carpets for… … Wikipedia
shag — I [[t]ʃæg[/t]] n. v. shagged, shag•ging 1) rough, matted hair, wool, or the like 2) a mass of this 3) clo a hairstyle in which the hair is cut in layers downward from the crown 4) tex a long, thick pile or nap 5) cvb tex a rug or carpet with a… … From formal English to slang
shag — shag1 shaglike, adj. /shag/, n., v., shagged, shagging. n. 1. rough, matted hair, wool, or the like. 2. a mass of this. 3. a hairdo in which hair is cut in slightly uneven, overlapping layers downward from the crown, sometimes with the hair at… … Universalium
pile — Synonyms and related words: abscess, abundance, accumulate, accumulation, agglomeration, aggregate, aggregation, amass, amassment, angina, angina pectoris, anthill, aortic insufficiency, aortic stenosis, apoplectic stroke, architecture,… … Moby Thesaurus
