Definition of "rag" []

• A scrap of cloth. (noun)
• A piece of cloth used for cleaning, washing, or dusting. (noun)
• Threadbare or tattered clothing. (noun)
• Cloth converted to pulp for making paper. (noun)
• A scrap; a fragment. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "She looked very charming and imposing in her evening dress, but when Betty ventured to admire it she was informed that it was "A rag, my dear -- a prehistoric _rag_!" and warned that at any moment the worn-out fabric might be expected to fly asunder, when "As you love me, fling yourself upon me, and _hurl_ me from the room!"
• "Few sounds are more distinct in their kind, or one would think more likely to be vocally reproduced in the word which signified them, than that of a swift rent in strongly woven cloth; and the English word 'rag' and ragged, with the Greek [Greek: rhêgnumi], do indeed in a measure recall the tormenting effect upon the ear."
• "Just because they are new and every rag is buzzing over them doesn't mean I want to run out and buy one."