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rag

noun [C] (CLOTH)
 
 
/ræɡ/

Definition

a torn piece of old cloth: I keep these rags for cleaning the car.Equipment used for cleaning US for dusterEquipment used for cleaning rags [plural] clothes that are old and torn: an old man dressed in rags. Their clothes were in rags (= torn).Clothing - general words
(Definition of rag noun (CLOTH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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