Main Entry: ¹rag

Pronunciation: \ˈrag\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English ragge, from Old English *ragg, from Old Norse rǫgg tuft, shagginess

Date: 14th century

1 a : a waste piece of cloth b plural : clothes usually in poor or ragged condition c : clothing <the rag trade>
2 : something resembling a rag
3 : newspaper; especially : a sleazy newspaper