A piece of cloth (esp. a small or worthless piece, a ‘rag’); a cloth (esp. one put to mean uses, e.g. a dish-clout). archaic and dialect.
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| 释义 | the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > [noun] > piece of > rag > a rag (15) clout?c1225 A piece of cloth (esp. a small or worthless piece, a ‘rag’); a cloth (esp. one put to mean uses, e.g. a dish-clout). archaic and dialect. rata1250 Chiefly in plural. A rag, a scrap. ragc1390 A piece of old cloth, esp. one torn from a larger piece; (in early use) esp. any of the scraps to which a garment is reduced by wear and tear. shrag?a1400 A rag, tatter. Obsolete. tatter-wagc1400 tatter1402 An irregularly torn piece, strip, shred, or scrap of cloth or similar substance, hanging loose from the main body, esp. of a garment; more rarely… jag1555 A shred of cloth; in plural. Rags, tatters. Also transferred and figurative. A scrap, fragment. Obsolete exc. dialect. libbet1627 A fragment, rag, jag. tatter-wallop1808 a fluttering tatter or rag; (also) a person in ragged clothes. tat1839 A rag; also (in singular), poorly made or tasteless clothes. Hence, a shabby person, a slut. tag1840 Originally, one of the narrow, often pointed, laciniæ or pendent pieces made by slashing the skirt of a garment; hence, any hanging ragged or… trollopa1843 Scottish (chiefly north-eastern). A scrap or shred of fabric or clothing, esp. one that hangs untidily or trails; a rag, a tatter; (also) a… fent1844 A remnant (of cloth). raggle1888 A rag, a torn strip. lappie1892 A dishcloth, a small rag. |
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