rags

British  

/ ræɡz /

plural noun

1. torn, old, or shabby clothing

2. cotton or linen cloth waste used in the manufacture of rag paper

3. informal

   1. from poverty to great wealth

   2. ( as modifier )

      a rags-to-riches tale

4. informal best clothes; finery

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Example Sentences

Her dad turned off the water and then they got out all the mops and rags and everyone helped to dry the floor.

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“It’s just a bunch of rags,” she said.

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Aunt Pretty told me that when she was growing up, the only dolls country girls had were made of rags, dried apples, or clothespins.

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How could I expect Kekeli or any girl to like me in these old rags?

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I do need a broom, and maybe a mop and some rags.

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