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rags

/ æɡ /

plural noun

  1. torn, old, or shabby clothing
  2. cotton or linen cloth waste used in the manufacture of rag paper
  3. from rags to riches informal.
    1. from poverty to great wealth
    2. ( as modifier )

      a rags-to-riches tale

  4. glad rags informal.
    best clothes; finery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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