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rag1 / rag/ • n. 1. a piece of old cloth, esp. one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things: he wiped his hands on an oily rag | a piece of rag. ∎ (rags) old or tattered clothes. ∎ (rags) fig. the remnants of something: she clung to the rags of her self-control. ∎ archaic the smallest scrap of cloth or clothing: not a rag of clothing has arrived to us this winter. 2. inf. a newspaper, typically one regarded as being of low quality: the local rag. PHRASES: be on the rag inf. be menstruating. chew the rag see chew. in rags (of clothes) tattered and torn. ∎ (of a person) wearing such clothes. rag2 • v. (ragged / ragd/ , rag·ging ) [tr.] 1. make fun of (someone) in a loud, boisterous manner. 2. rebuke severely. PHRASAL VERBS: rag on inf. 1. complain about or criticize continually. 2. make fun of; tease constantly. rag3 • n. a large, coarse roofing slate. rag4 • n. a ragtime composition or tune. rag5 • n. variant of raga. |
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"rag." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rag." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rag.html "rag." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rag.html |
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rag1 small fragment of textile material XIV; remnant, scrap XV; thing (contemptuously) regarded as such XVI. ME. ragge, perh. back-formation on ragged (-ED2) shaggy, rough XIII; of irregular or straggling shape XIV; in rags XIV — ON. rǫggvaor tufted; or on raggy (-Y1) late OE. raggig shaggy, f. *ragg — ON. rǫgg tuft or strip of fur; of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "rag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rag.html T. F. HOAD. "rag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rag.html |
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Rag
Raga small scrap of cloth; colts collectively. Examples : rag of canvas, 1823; a flying rag of cloud, 1873; of colts, 1470; no rag of evidence, 1893; of land, 1650; of other languages, 1597; not a rag of money, 1590; lowest rag of the human race (the rabble), 1649; of rhetoric, 1529. |
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"Rag." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Rag." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301216.html "Rag." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301216.html |
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Rāg
Rāg, rāga (Skt., ‘colour’, a melodic sequence). In Indian music, combinations of notes associated with certain moods and times. The division of the Sikhs' Ādi Granth is by rāg.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Rāg." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Rāg." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Rg.html JOHN BOWKER. "Rāg." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Rg.html |
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rag2 (†piece or mass of) coarse or rough stone XIII (ragghe); ragstone XIV. of unkn. orig., but assoc. later with prec.
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T. F. HOAD. "rag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rag1.html T. F. HOAD. "rag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rag1.html |
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rag3 (sl.) scold, rate XVIII; annoy, esp. in a rough or noisy fashion XIX. of unkn. orig. Cf. BULLYRAG.
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T. F. HOAD. "rag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rag2.html T. F. HOAD. "rag." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rag2.html |
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rag •bag, blag, brag, Bragg, crag, dag, drag, fag, flag, gag, hag, jag, lag, mag, nag, quag, rag, sag, scrag, shag, slag, snag, sprag, stag, swag, tag, wag, zag
•ragbag • saddlebag
•handbag, sandbag
•gasbag • ratbag • air bag • mailbag
•fleabag, tea bag
•beanbag • windbag • kitbag • dillybag
•carpet bag • washbag • growbag
•nosebag
•bumbag, scumbag
•punchbag • Stalag • jetlag • greylag
•gulag • dishrag • bullyrag • Morag
•ragtag • dog tag • Sontag • wigwag
•chinwag
•scallywag (US scallawag) • zigzag
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"rag." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rag." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rag.html "rag." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rag.html |
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