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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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| A long time passed away, then the collar came into the rag chest at the paper mill; there was a large company of rags, the fine by themselves, and the coarse by themselves, just as it should be. On the floor there lay a rag doll, but she was not playing with it as, motionless, she stood there with her finger to her lips. "Actually I have nothing to wear," began Fan impressively; "I 've been too busy to think or care till now, but here it is nearly May and I have hardly a decent rag to my back. |
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