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Meanings of rags and tatters in English

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Very old, torn, and worn out clothing, as worn by beggars.

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Examples for "rags"
Examples for "rags"
1
Their clothes were bubbling in the hot spring in rags and tatters.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
2
I found it in the rags; blue Egyptians, you know, Mr. Gregory.
The Green Satin Gown
3
The stocks of many of the rifles were wrapped in dirty rags.
Over There: War Scenes on the Western Front
4
Potatoes were cooked in the same manner and often without the rags.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
5
It is the only momentous fact; all others are chaff and rags.
The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays / 1909
1
His clothes were in tatters; he hadn't changed them since the fight.
The First King of Shannara
2
Their clothes were bubbling in the hot spring in rags and tatters.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
3
Both houses have to reach agreement or leave the deal in tatters.
Reuters
4
He is 26, a young man in despair, his future in tatters.
The Guardian
5
The economic fallout from Brexit has left many pension funds in tatters.
The Irish Times
Usage of rags and tatters in English
1
Their clothes were bubbling in the hot spring in rags and tatters.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
2
The entire village seemed unwashed and dressed in rags and tatters.
Mother
3
Our flannel shirts and woolen undergarments hung from us in rags and tatters.
Under the Andes
4
They began patiently sewing the rags and tatters back into usable form again.
Space Prison
5
Not even rags and tatters could have made Loristan seem insignificant or undistinguished.
The Lost Prince
6
They were things of rags and tatters-theironly luggage a bottle of whiskey.
The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailo...
7
Look at the clothing on my back -allrags and tatters.
The Odyssey
8
His stiff dignity hung about him in rags and tatters.
Emily Fox-Seton / Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The M...
9
We made sport of our rags and tatters and laughed the English to scorn.
The Tory Maid
10
Are you destitute of even the moral rags and tatters a Hottentot may boast?
The Henchman
11
Bullets sparked off his armour and his coat tore away in rags and tatters.
Mortal Engines
12
If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside.
A Little Princess / Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told...
13
Their clothes were in rags and tatters, and they had a very wretched, starved appearance.
Captain Mugford: Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors
14
His dress consisted of rags and tatters, and his countenance resembled that of a robber.
A Woman's Journey Round the World / From Vienna to Brazil, Chili...
15
You are to be five beggars, two men and three women, all rags and tatters.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 2...
16
What a thing of rags and tatters, an Emperor "drawn" like a fowl!
The History of a Crime / The Testimony of an Eye-Witness