rags
Britishplural noun
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torn, old, or shabby clothing
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cotton or linen cloth waste used in the manufacture of rag paper
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informal
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from poverty to great wealth
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( as modifier )
a rags-to-riches tale
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informal best clothes; finery
Example Sentences
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The "Venus of the Rags", a symbol of the Arte Povera movement which counts Pistoletto among its leading members, shows the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility standing next to a pile of rags.
From Reuters • Jul. 12, 2023
Nest — who nearly became Pletcher’s second filly to win Belmont after Rags to Riches — paid $5.30 and $4.10.
From Washington Times • Jun. 11, 2022
Pletcher won the Belmont Stakes for the fourth time, following Rags to Riches in 2007, Palace Malice in 2013 and Tapwrit in 2017.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2022
Express Train was sired by Union Rags, whose stud fee is $30,000, compared to Essential Quality, who was sired by Tapit, whose fee is $185,000.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2021
“Aye, you’ve shared your salt pork and porridge, and you’ve thrown us some black rags to keep us warm. Rags the wildlings would have taken off your corpses if I had not come north.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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