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| rag [ rag ] |
noun (plural rags) |
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1. small piece of cloth: a small piece or scrap of usually old or unwanted cloth used for cleaning, polishing, or applying liquid substances
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2. small tattered piece: a small, irregular, or tattered scrap or piece of material
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3. piece of clothing: an item of clothing, thought of as being worn or tattered and not really fit to wear
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informal
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often ironic
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4. inferior newspaper: a newspaper with low journalistic standards, or any newspaper regarded with contempt
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informal
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5. paper cloth for making paper: cloth or cloth fibers that are used in making paper
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plural noun rags |
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worn-out clothes: clothes that are tattered, frayed, or torn
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| [14th century. Probably < Old Norse rogg "shaggy tuft"] |
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go from rags to riches to start off in poverty and then become very wealthy
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in rags in a worn-out, tattered, and torn condition
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