rags
Britishplural noun
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torn, old, or shabby clothing
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cotton or linen cloth waste used in the manufacture of rag paper
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informal
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from poverty to great wealth
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( as modifier )
a rags-to-riches tale
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informal best clothes; finery
Example Sentences
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Mama went in the house and came back with some clean rags, a bottle of peroxide, and some iodine.
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Straw and dirt, pots and dishes and rags.
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Her dad turned off the water and then they got out all the mops and rags and everyone helped to dry the floor.
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“It’s just a bunch of rags,” she said.
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Aunt Pretty told me that when she was growing up, the only dolls country girls had were made of rags, dried apples, or clothespins.
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