rag dolln.

Brit.

/ˌraɡ ˈdɒl/, U.S.

/ˈræɡ ˌdɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rag n.², doll n.¹

Etymology: < rag n.² + doll n.¹ In sense 2 usually written as one word, and arising from the supposed tendency of the original breeding stock to go limp when picked up or held.

1. A doll made of rags or cloth, (now esp.) a doll made entirely of fabric, typically representing a child rather than a baby, and dressed in old-fashioned clothes. Also figurative: an insignificant or inconsequential person.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > doll > [noun] > rag-doll

mop1440

moppet1682

rag baby1707

rag doll1752

Raggedy Ann1918

Raggedy Andy1920

1752 T. Mozeen Young Scarron xv. 118 The young gentleman knew too much of the World than to be deceiv'd by a Rag-Doll.

1835 Times 16 Mar. 5/7 I was not pleased with a rag doll, which was what I made for her.

1853 J. Ruskin Let. 17 Nov. in Wks. (1904) XII. p. xxxiv She thought me so wise that anybody might make an idol of me..but when she got to talk to me, I turned out only a rag doll after all.

1952 M. McCarthy Groves of Academe (1953) ii. 18 Decorated with the same rag-dolls and teddy-bears, pink kewpies won at shooting-ranges.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 July iii. 2/3 Germophobic commuters face a quandary whenever they have to stand on the bus or the subway: either hang onto the icky metal poles, or risk being tossed about like rag dolls.

2. Originally and chiefly North American. A breed of domestic cat having blue eyes and a moderately long coat with the colourpoint pattern of pigmentation, often with white on the face, paws, and body, and reputed to have an unusually docile temperament.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > miscellaneous breeds of

blue cat1771

chartreuse1838

Maltese1857

Maltese cat1857

Abyssinian1871

Abyssinian cat1871

Russian Blue1872

Malay cat1881

chinchilla1889

longhair1889

Russian longhair1889

Maine cat1900

short-hair1903

British Shorthair1923

British Blue1929

Burmese cat1939

rex1958

rag doll1970

Maine Coon1971

1970 Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press 12 Sept. (Features section) 13/2 The Ragdoll is a big cat, an armful of love, weighs about 20 pounds.

1995 Your Cat Oct. 30/2 The Ragdoll was created in California in the early 1960s. Breeder Ann Baker, who clearly recognised a good thing when she saw it, patented the breed—a first for the cat world.

2010 Your Cat Feb. 26/1 I bought a Ragdoll kitten just over a year ago from what I thought was a respectable breeder.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rag doll
释义	rag dolln. Brit. /ˌraɡ ˈdɒl/, U.S. /ˈræɡ ˌdɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rag n.², doll n.¹ Etymology: < rag n.² + doll n.¹ In sense 2 usually written as one word, and arising from the supposed tendency of the original breeding stock to go limp when picked up or held. 1. A doll made of rags or cloth, (now esp.) a doll made entirely of fabric, typically representing a child rather than a baby, and dressed in old-fashioned clothes. Also figurative: an insignificant or inconsequential person. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > doll > [noun] > rag-doll mop1440 moppet1682 rag baby1707 rag doll1752 Raggedy Ann1918 Raggedy Andy1920 1752 T. Mozeen Young Scarron xv. 118 The young gentleman knew too much of the World than to be deceiv'd by a Rag-Doll. 1835 Times 16 Mar. 5/7 I was not pleased with a rag doll, which was what I made for her. 1853 J. Ruskin Let. 17 Nov. in Wks. (1904) XII. p. xxxiv She thought me so wise that anybody might make an idol of me..but when she got to talk to me, I turned out only a rag doll after all. 1952 M. McCarthy Groves of Academe (1953) ii. 18 Decorated with the same rag-dolls and teddy-bears, pink kewpies won at shooting-ranges. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 July iii. 2/3 Germophobic commuters face a quandary whenever they have to stand on the bus or the subway: either hang onto the icky metal poles, or risk being tossed about like rag dolls. 2. Originally and chiefly North American. A breed of domestic cat having blue eyes and a moderately long coat with the colourpoint pattern of pigmentation, often with white on the face, paws, and body, and reputed to have an unusually docile temperament. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [noun] > miscellaneous breeds of blue cat1771 chartreuse1838 Maltese1857 Maltese cat1857 Abyssinian1871 Abyssinian cat1871 Russian Blue1872 Malay cat1881 chinchilla1889 longhair1889 Russian longhair1889 Maine cat1900 short-hair1903 British Shorthair1923 British Blue1929 Burmese cat1939 rex1958 rag doll1970 Maine Coon1971 1970 Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press 12 Sept. (Features section) 13/2 The Ragdoll is a big cat, an armful of love, weighs about 20 pounds. 1995 Your Cat Oct. 30/2 The Ragdoll was created in California in the early 1960s. Breeder Ann Baker, who clearly recognised a good thing when she saw it, patented the breed—a first for the cat world. 2010 Your Cat Feb. 26/1 I bought a Ragdoll kitten just over a year ago from what I thought was a respectable breeder. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1752
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