Rag Word Meaning

Middle English: probably a back-formation from ragged or raggy

a piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things

piece of old cloth used for cleaning things

• he wiped his hands on an oily rag
• a piece of rag

a newspaper, typically one regarded as being of low quality

newspaper regarded as being of low quality

• the local rag

a herd of colts

herd of colts

• a rag of colts roamed the moorland

give a decorative effect to (a painted surface) by applying paint, typically of a different colour, with a rag

give decorative effect to painted surface by applying paint with rag

• the background walls have been stippled above the dado rail and ragged below