rags

Definition of rags in English English dictionary: a class of syncopated dance tunes that emerged in folk and popular music in America around the turn of the nineteenth to twentieth century The musical style is sometimes called "ragtime "; third-person singular of rag; A genre of early jazz, originally played entirely on the piano Scott Joplin was the most famous composer of rags; (B) small cards; low spot cards; Acluh Acelliq Acelqii; {i} shreds of fabric, old scraps of cloth; plural of rag
rags and tatters: something ruined
Fulham's defence was a thing of rags and tatters long before the end.
rags and tatters: very old, torn clothes
she was sworn just as she was, all rags and tatters.
rags to riches: In a biographical context, from poverty to exceptional wealth
Rags to rags in three generations: (Atasözü) The first generation in a family makes money (goes from rags to riches); the second generation holds or keeps the money; and the third generation squanders or loses the money (and so goes back to rags)
rags-to-riches: a rags-to-riches story is about someone who becomes very rich after starting life very poor
glad rags: Formal attire, dress clothes
Brno has an excellent theater and classical music, and you’re expected to put your glad rags on.
glad rags: Stylish clothing
Put on your glad rags and git down with the in-crowd at Casablanca’s hip Boulevard de la Corniche (p101).
in rags: very poor or lowly
Some locals who used to be in rags live it up at posh hotels.
in rags: dressed in very old, torn clothes
Like Cinderella, the girl in rags being swept off her feet by a handsome Prince Charming.
jam rags: plural form of jam rag
oily rags: plural form of oily rag
rag: A newspaper, magazine
rag: A prank or practical joke
rag: A sail, or any piece of canvas
rag: To haze, use physical violence in school setting
rag: A low card
rag: A card that appears to help no one
rag: A piece of ragtime music
The song Maple Leaf Rag has a pleasant, bouncy tune.
rag: To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter
rag: To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner
from rags to riches: From poverty to wealth, from bum to millionaire. "She went from rags to riches when she gambled in Vegas."
from rags to riches: (deyim) Suddenly making a fortune; becoming rich overnight
The Smiths went from rags to riches when they unexpectedly won the lottery.
rise from rags to riches: (deyim) See: from rags to riches
Rag: rag
glad rags: holiday clothes, festive clothing
glad rags: You can refer to clothes that you wear to parties and other special occasions as your glad rags. Stylish clothes
in rags: wearing tattered and old clothing
rag: The term “rag” is often used interchangeably with “cotton fiber content” and harkens to a period of time when paper was actually made using cotton rags which were cleaned and then broken down into fibers which were then used to manufacture paper In a sense it could be stated that the fine paper business has been engaged in recycling materials for production since its very beginning Today paper is no longer made from rags and the term “rag” is falling in disfavor by the industry in lieu of the phrase “cotton fiber content”
rag: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
rag: a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
rag: Formerly the principal raw material used in the making process; often meaning cotton rags Rag content describes the amount of cotton fiber relative to the total amount of material used in the pulp "Rag content" is not widely used (or is a misnomer) today as more and more high quality paper is made not from rag but from linters
rag: play in ragtime; "rag that old tune
rag: A ragged edge
rag: regimental artillery group
rag: {i} old cloth, scrap of fabric; piece of ragtime music
rag: disapproval People refer to a newspaper as a rag when they have a poor opinion of it. `This man Tom works for a local rag,' he said. see also ragged
rag: A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things. He was wiping his hands on an oily rag
rag: play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"
rag: A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture
rag: If you describe something as a red rag to a bull, you mean that it is certain to make a particular person or group very angry. This sort of information is like a red rag to a bull for the tobacco companies. A piece written in ragtime. ragged ragging to laugh at someone or play tricks on them = tease
rag: To break (ore) into lumps for sorting
rag: a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) a small piece of cloth or paper a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"
rag: in syncopated time
rag: A tune or the series of five or more notes upon which it is based
rag: To play or compose a piece, melody, etc
rag: You use rags to riches to describe the way in which someone quickly becomes very rich after they have been quite poor. His was a rags-to-riches story and people admire that
rag: To dance to ragtime music, esp
rag: To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone
rag: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
rag: a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
rag: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
rag: A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin
rag: Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress
rag: To become tattered
rag: newspaper with half-size pages
rag: Describes a margin that isn't flush Rag right means the right margin isn't flush Rag left means the left margin isn't flush The expression "flush left/rag right" is sometimes used to describe type that is *quadded left
rag: {f} tease, mock, poke fun at; play practical jokes, play pranks
rag: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
rag: A card, usually a low card, that, when it appears, has no apparent impact on the hand A flop of 7 4 2 is a rag flop - few playable hands match the flop well If the table shows QJT9, all of spades, a 2h on the river is a rag I didn't think anyone could've hit the flop when it came all rags
rag: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
rag: Slang for the House Curtain
rag: a small piece of cloth or paper
rag: A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment
rag: Rags are old torn clothes. There were men, women and small children, some dressed in rags
rag: in some manner considered indecorous
rag: The irregularity along the left or right edge of a column of text
rag: break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"
rag: Abehnuq
rag: Radiocommunications Advisory Group An ITU body established to review priorities, programs, operations and strategies related to radiocommunication assemblies, study groups and preparation for radiocommunication conferences

rags

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rägz

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/ˈragz/ /ˈræɡz/

Etymology

[ 'rag ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English ragge, from Old English ragg, from Old Norse rogg tuft, shagginess.

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