Dressed+in+rags

  • 1rags — n. 1)a bundle of rags 2) (dressed) in rags 3) (misc.) from rags to riches ( from poverty to prosperity ) * * * (dressed) in rags a bundle of rags (misc.) from rags to riches ( from poverty to prosperity ) …

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  • 2dressed up — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dressed formally, in full dress, dolled up*, spruced up*, gussied up*, dressed to kill*, dressed to the nines*, in one s best bib and tucker*, in one s glad rags*; see also fashionable , formal 4 , ornate …

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  • 3in rags — (of clothes) tattered and torn ■ (of a person) wearing such clothes * * * in ˈrags idiom wearing very old torn clothes • The children were dressed in rags. Main entry: ↑ragidiom …

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  • 4Mr. Blackwell's Ten Worst Dressed Women - 1990s — 1990sFashion designer Mr. Blackwell, of Beverly Hills, released a list of fashion independents on the second Tuesday of January every year. On the same day, he would release his list of the previous year s ten worst dressed women, along with… …

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  • 5Mr. Blackwell's Ten Worst Dressed Women - 2000s decade — Mr. Blackwells Ten Worst Dressed Women List|Ten Worst Dressed Women|2000s The Ten Worst Dressed Women list is an awards presentation made by Mr. Blackwell in 1960. Since its creation he has released it in January of each year. It is covered by… …

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  • 6in rags — adverb a) dressed in very old, torn clothes Like Cinderella, the girl in rags being swept off her feet by a handsome Prince Charming. b) (by extension) very poor or lowly. Some locals who used to be in rags live it up at posh hotels …

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  • 7rag — 01. I wiped the grease off my bicycle with an old [rag] I found in the basement. 02. That old [rag] you found is all that is left of my son s favorite baby blanket. 03. In some countries, there are people who are so poor that they either dress in …

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  • 8rag — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean ▪ dirty, filthy, oily, old, tattered ▪ bloodstained, bloody ▪ …

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  • 9rag — rag1 [ ræg ] noun * 1. ) count a piece of old cloth used for cleaning or wiping something: an oily rag 2. ) rags plural clothes that are old, torn, and dirty: in rags (=wearing rags): The little girl was dressed in rags. 3. ) count INFORMAL a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10rag — I UK [ræɡ] / US noun Word forms rag : singular rag plural rags * 1) [countable] a piece of old cloth used for cleaning or wiping something an oily rag 2) rags [plural] clothes that are old, torn, and dirty in rags (= wearing rags): The little… …

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