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rag1 1. a. a small piece of cloth, such as one torn from a discarded garment, or such pieces of cloth collectively b. (as modifier): a rag doll 2. Brit slang, esp naval a flag or ensign rag2 in British universities a. a period, usually a week, in which various events are organized to raise money for charity, including a procession of decorated floats and tableaux b. (as modifier): rag day rag Jazz a piece of ragtime music rag [rag] (petrology) Any of various hard, coarse, rubbly, or shell rocks that weather with a rough, irregular surface, such as a flaggy sandstone or limestone used as a building stone. Also known as ragstone. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| And in her book, "Use What You've Got, And Other Business Lessons I Learned from My Mom," Corcoran sets out to pass on that wisdom and detail her remarkable rags to riches story. Told only through images and title cards, the story is literal rags to riches, as young Gustave and his mother leave their native Sweden for the mean streets of 1909 New York, where Papa, who has gone ahead, will meet them. David Lean's version of Pip's pilgrimage from rags to riches may well be the best movie ever made of a Charles Dickens novel. |
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