Rag



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GRE 红宝书

• n. 旧布, 碎布;破旧衣服
• ［英］ n. 旧布, 碎布 ( old cloth) ; 破旧衣服 ( an old worn-out garment)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English ragge, from Old English *ragg, from Old Norse r?gg tuft, shagginess
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. a waste piece of cloth
  • b. plural clothes usually in poor or ragged condition
  • c. clothing <the rag trade>
• 2. something resembling a rag
• 3. newspaper; especially a sleazy newspaper

II. noun

• Etymology: Middle English ragge
• Date: 14th century
• 1. any of various hard rocks
• 2. a large roofing slate that is rough on one side

III. transitive verb (ragged; ragging)

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: 1739
• 1. to rail at ; scold
• 2. torment, tease

IV. noun

• Date: 1864
• chiefly British an outburst of boisterous fun; also prank

V. noun

• Etymology: short for ragtime
• Date: 1897
• a composition in ragtime

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