Cloth vs. Rag

Clothnoun

A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.

Clothnoun

(countable) A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.

Clothnoun

(metaphoric) Substance or essence; the whole of something complex.

Clothnoun

(metaphoric) Appearance; seeming.

Clothnoun

A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status.

Clothnoun

(in idioms) Priesthood, clergy.

Clothnoun

A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen, adapted to be made into garments; specifically, woolen fabrics, as distinguished from all others.

Clothnoun

The dress; raiment. [Obs.] See Clothes.

Clothnoun

The distinctive dress of any profession, especially of the clergy; hence, the clerical profession.

Clothnoun

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers;

Clothnoun

woven or felted fabric made from wool, cotton, or a similar fibre

Clothnoun

a piece of cloth for cleaning or covering something, e.g. a dishcloth or a tablecloth

Clothnoun

the clergy; the clerical profession

Ragnoun

(in the plural) Tattered clothes.

Ragnoun

A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter.

Ragnoun

A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.

Ragnoun

A ragged edge in metalworking.

Ragnoun

A sail, or any piece of canvas.

Ragnoun

A newspaper, magazine.

Ragnoun

(poker) A poor, low-ranking kicker.

Ragnoun

A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.

Ragnoun

(dated) A prank or practical joke.

Ragnoun

A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.

Ragnoun

An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands.

Ragnoun

A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.

Ragverb

(intransitive) To become tattered.

Ragverb

To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.

Ragverb

To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.

Ragverb

To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.

Ragverb

To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.

Ragverb

To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.

Ragverb

To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.

Ragverb

To dance to ragtime music.

Ragverb

To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.

Ragverb

To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.

Ragverb

To become tattered.

Ragverb

To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.

Ragverb

To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.

Ragverb

To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.

Ragverb

To dance to ragtime music, esp. in some manner considered indecorous.

Ragnoun

A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment.

Ragnoun

Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress.

Ragnoun

A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.

Ragnoun

A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture.

Ragnoun

A ragged edge.

Ragnoun

A sail, or any piece of canvas.

Ragnoun

a small piece of cloth or paper

Ragnoun

a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

Ragnoun

music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

Ragnoun

newspaper with half-size pages

Ragnoun

a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

Ragverb

treat cruelly;

Ragverb

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;

Ragverb

play in ragtime;

Ragverb

harass with persistent criticism or carping;

Ragverb

censure severely or angrily;

Ragverb

break into lumps before sorting;

Ragnoun

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

Ragnoun

old or tattered clothes

Ragnoun

the smallest scrap of cloth or clothing

Ragnoun

a newspaper, typically one regarded as being of low quality

Ragnoun

a herd of colts

Ragnoun

a programme of stunts, parades, and other entertainments organized by students to raise money for charity

Ragnoun

a boisterous prank or practical joke

Ragnoun

a large coarse roofing slate.

Ragnoun

a hard, coarse sedimentary rock that can be broken into thick slabs.

Ragnoun

a ragtime composition or tune.

Ragnoun

variant of raga

Ragverb

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

Ragverb

apply (paint) to a surface with a rag.

Ragverb

make fun of (someone) in a boisterous manner

Ragverb

rebuke severely

Ragverb

keep possession of (the puck) by skilful stick-handling and avoidance of opponents, so as to waste time