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shag(1) (iou)



shag noun1 & adjective.

A. noun.
Rough matted hair, wool, etc.; a mass of this. LOE.
b. A (tangled) mass of shrubs, trees, foliage, etc. M19.
Cloth having a velvet nap on one side; esp. cloth having a long and coarse nap. L16.
The nap of cloth, esp. when long and coarse. M17.
In early use, a rug or mat of shaggy material. Now spec. (ellipt.), a shag carpet or rug; shag pile. Formerly also, a garment of shaggy material. M17.
fig. Uncouthness, roughness, brutality of manner. Now rare. L18.
A strong tobacco cut into shreds. E19.
b. attrib. or as adjective.
Having shaggy hair. Now rare. L16.
Of hair, a mane, etc.: long and rough, shaggy. Now rare. L16.
Made of the cloth shag. E17.
Of tobacco: of a strong kind cut in shreds. L18.
(Of a carpet, rug, etc.) having a long rough pile; (of a pile) long and rough. M20.
Comb.: shag-haired adjective (arch.) having shaggy hair.