a. [ L. aeruginosus, fr. aerugo rust of copper, fr. aes copper: cf. F. érugineux. ] Of the nature or color of verdigris, or the rust of copper. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. aes brass, copper. ] The rust of any metal, esp. of brass or copper; verdigris. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Containing clay and iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. an erect European annual (Eruca vesicaria sativa) of the mustard family, often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender.
Syn. -- rocket, roquette, garden rocket, rocket salad, Eruca sativa. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To drug abundantly or excessively. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of plants of the nightshade family, including some plants often placed in the genus Datura, such as the angel's trumpets.
Syn. -- genus Brugmansia. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. [ L. corrugans, p. pr. See Corrugate. ] Having the power of contracting into wrinkles. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. corrugatus, p. p. of corrugare; cor-+ rugare to wrinkle, ruga wrinkle; of uncertain origin. ] Wrinkled; crumpled; furrowed; contracted into ridges and furrows. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Corrugated p. pr. & vb. n. Corrugating ] To form or shape into wrinkles or folds, or alternate ridges and grooves, as by drawing, contraction, pressure, bending, or otherwise; to wrinkle; to purse up; as, to corrugate plates of iron; to corrugate the forehead. [ 1913 Webster ]

Corrugated iron, sheet iron bent into a series of alternate ridges and grooves in parallel lines, giving it greater stiffness. --
Corrugated paper, a thick, coarse paper corrugated in order to give it elasticity. It is used as a wrapping material for fragile articles, as bottles. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. shaped into parallel folds alternately grooved and ridged; as, the surface of the ocean was rippled and corrugated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. corrugation. ] The act corrugating; contraction into wrinkles or alternate ridges and grooves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL.; cf. F. corrugateur. ] (Anat.) A muscle which contracts the skin of the forehead into wrinkles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Drawing together; contracting; -- said of the corrugator. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ See 1st Drudge. ] To drudge; to toil laboriously. [ Obs. ] “To drugge and draw.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A drudge (?). Shak. (Timon iv. 3, 253). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. drogue, prob. fr. D. droog; akin to E. dry; thus orig., dry substance, hers, plants, or wares. See Dry. ] 1. Any animal, vegetable, or mineral substance used in the composition of medicines. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whence merchants bring
Their spicy drugs. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any commodity that lies on hand, or is not salable; an article of slow sale, or in no demand; -- used often in the phrase “a drug on the market”. “But sermons are mere drugs.” Fielding. [ 1913 Webster ]

And virtue shall a drug become. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. any stuff used in dyeing or in chemical operations. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. any substance intended for use in the treatment, prevention, diagnosis, or cure of disease, especially one listed in the official pharmacopoeia published by a national authority. [ PJC ]

5. any substance having psychological effects, such as a narcotic, stimulant, or hallucinogenic agent, especially habit-forming and addictive substances, sold or used illegally; as, a drug habit; a drug treatment program; a teenager into drugs; a drug bust; addicted to drugs; high on drugs.
Syn. -- illegal drug. [ PJC ]

They [ smaller and poorer nations ] have lined up to recount how drug trafficking and consumption have corrupted their struggling economies and societies and why they are hard pressed to stop it. Christopher S. Wren (N Y. Times, June 10, 1998, p. A5) [ PJC ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Drugged p. pr. & vb. n. Drugging. ] [ Cf. F. droguer. ] To prescribe or administer drugs or medicines. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To affect or season with drugs or ingredients; esp., to stupefy by a narcotic drug. Also Fig. [ 1913 Webster ]

The laboring masses . . . [ were ] drugged into brutish good humor by a vast system of public spectacles. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Drug thy memories, lest thou learn it. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To tincture with something offensive or injurious. [ 1913 Webster ]

Drugged as oft,
With hatefullest disrelish writhed their jaws. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To dose to excess with, or as with, drugs. [ 1913 Webster ]

With pleasure drugged, he almost longed for woe. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. under the influence of narcotics or hypnotic drugs.
Syn. -- doped, narcotized. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. A druggist. [ Obs. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. droguet, prop. dim. of drogue trash, stuff, perh, the same word as drogue drug, but cf. also W. drwg evil, bad, Ir. & Gael. droch, Arm. droug, drouk. See 3d Drug. ] (a) A coarse woolen cloth dyed of one color or printed on one side; generally used as a covering for carpets. (b) By extension, any material used for the same purpose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the administration of a sedative agent or drug.
Syn. -- sedation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. droguiste, fr. drogue. See 3d Drug. ] 1. One who deals in drugs; especially, one who buys and sells drugs without compounding them; one who owns or operates a drugstore. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. one who compounds drugs or distributes drugs into containers for distribution to customers; a pharmacist or apothecary.
Syn. -- dispensing chemist. [ PJC ]

☞ The same person often serves as both pharmacist and retail seller of drugs. See the Note under Apothecary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A druggist. [ Obs. ] Boule. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold.
Syn. -- apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, dispensary, pharmacy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. erugatus, p. p. of erugare to smooth; e out + ruga wrinkle. ] Freed from wrinkles; smooth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. érugineux. See æruginous. ] Partaking of the substance or nature of copper, or of the rust of copper; resembling the rust of copper or verdigris; æruginous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Ferrugo. ] Having the color or properties of the rust of iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Ferruginous. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ferruginus, ferrugineus, fr. ferrugo, -ginis, iron rust: cf. F. ferrugineux. See Ferrugo. ] 1. Partaking of iron; containing particles of iron. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Resembling iron rust in appearance or color; brownish red, or yellowish red. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., iron rust, fr. ferrum iron. ] A disease of plants caused by fungi, commonly called the rust, from its resemblance to iron rust in color. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. frugalis, fr. frugi, lit., for fruit; hence, fit for food, useful, proper, temperate, the dative of frux, frugis, fruit, akin to E. fruit: cf. F. frugal. See Fruit, n. ] 1. Economical in the use or appropriation of resources; not wasteful or lavish; wise in the expenditure or application of force, materials, time, etc.; characterized by frugality; sparing; economical; saving; as, a frugal housekeeper; frugal of time. [ 1913 Webster ]

I oft admire
How Nature, wise and frugal, could commit
Such disproportions. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Obtained by, or appropriate to, economy; as, a frugal fortune. “Frugal fare.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Frugalities [ L. frugalitas: cf. F. frugalité. ] 1. The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; thrift; --- opposed to extravagance. [ 1913 Webster ]

Frugality is founded on the principle that all riches have
limits. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A sparing use; sparingness; as, frugality of praise.

Syn. -- Economy; parsimony. See Economy. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Thriftily; prudently. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being frugal; frugality. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. frugifer; frux, frugis, fruit + ferre to bear: cf. F. frugifere. ] Producing fruit; fruitful; fructiferous. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Frugivorous. ] (Zool.) The fruit bate; a group of the Cheiroptera, comprising the bats which live on fruits. See Eruit bat, under Fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. frux, frugis, fruit + vorare to devour.: cf. F. frugivore. ] Feeding on fruit, as birds and other animals. Pennant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A medication sold under its generic name; -- usually legal only after the patent has expired, or if no patent was issued for the substance. Generic drugs are usually less expensive than proprietary medications. [ PJC ]

(Bot.) A West Indian name for several kinds of palm. See Macaw tree, under Macaw. [ Written also grigri palm. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) The larva or grub of a large South American beetle (Calandra palmarum), which lives in the pith of palm trees and sugar cane. It is eaten by the natives, and esteemed a delicacy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a rug spread out in front of a fireplace. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Not frugal; wasteful; as, an infrugal expense of time. J. Goodman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not bearing fruit; not fructiferous. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. irrugatus, p. p. of irrugare to wrinkle. ] To wrinkle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Sw. rugg entanglend hair, ruggig rugged, shaggy, probably akin to E. rough. See Rough, a. ] 1. A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for garments. [ 1913 Webster ]

They spin the choicest rug in Ireland. A friend of mine . . . repaired to Paris Garden clad in one of these Waterford rugs. The mastiffs, . . . deeming he had been a bear, would fain have baited him. Holinshed. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A piece of thick, nappy fabric, commonly made of wool, -- used for various purposes, as for covering and ornamenting part of a bare floor, for hanging in a doorway as a potière, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap to protect the legs from cold, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rug gown, a gown made of rug, of or coarse, shaggy cloth. B. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear. [ Scot. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Rugae [ L. ] (Nat. Hist.) A wrinkle; a fold; as, the rugae of the stomach. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. rugatus, p. p. of rugare to wrinkle, fr. ruga a wrinkle. ] Having alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Rug, n. ] 1. Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road. [ 1913 Webster ]

The rugged bark of some broad elm. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not neat or regular; uneven. [ 1913 Webster ]

His well-proportioned beard made rough and rugged. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy. “The rugged Russian bear.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons. [ 1913 Webster ]

Neither melt nor endear him, but leave him as hard, rugged, and unconcerned as ever. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, style, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc. “Sleek o'er your rugged looks.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Violent; rude; boisterrous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc. [ Colloq. U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Rough; uneven; wrinkled; cragged; coarse; rude; harsh; hard; crabbed; severe; austere; surly; sour; frowning; violent; boisterous; tumultuous; turbulent; stormy; tempestuous; inclement. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Rug"ged*ly adv. -- Rug"ged*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]