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• rag — [[t]ræ̱g[/t]] rags, ragging, ragged 1) N VAR A rag is a piece of old cloth which you can use to clean or wipe things. He was wiping his hands on an oily rag. ...a bundle of old rags... It looked like a piece of rag. 2) N PLURAL Rags are old torn… …   English dictionary

• rag — rag1 [ ræg ] noun * 1. ) count a piece of old cloth used for cleaning or wiping something: an oily rag 2. ) rags plural clothes that are old, torn, and dirty: in rags (=wearing rags): The little girl was dressed in rags. 3. ) count INFORMAL a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rag — I UK [ræɡ] / US noun Word forms rag : singular rag plural rags * 1) [countable] a piece of old cloth used for cleaning or wiping something an oily rag 2) rags [plural] clothes that are old, torn, and dirty in rags (= wearing rags): The little… …   English dictionary

• Wiping — Wipe Wipe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wiped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wiping}.] [OE. vipen, AS. w[=i]pian; cf. LG. wiep a wisp of straw, Sw. vepa to wrap up, to cuddle one s self up, vepa a blanket; perhaps akin to E. whip.] [1913 Webster] 1. To rub with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wiping — n. rubbing (as with a cloth) in order to clean or remove dirt; drying, drying clean; erasing, removing; obliterating; applying with a spreading motion waɪp n. act of wiping (in order to clean or erase, etc.); handkerchief or rag; small… …   English contemporary dictionary

• rag — [ræg] noun 1) [C] a piece of old cloth that is used for cleaning or wiping something 2) rags [plural] clothes that are old, torn, and dirty The little girl was dressed in rags.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• oily rag — n British 1. a disparaging term applied to inexperienced or incompetent motor mechanics who are assigned menial jobs such as wiping away grease 2. a cigarette. This piece of rhyming slang, from fag, was common in the 1950s but is now rarely heard …   Contemporary slang

• nose rag — n. handkerchief, small piece of fabric for wiping the eyes or nose …   English contemporary dictionary

• floor cloth — rag or cloth for washing or wiping floors …   English contemporary dictionary

• printmaking — /print may king/, n. the art or technique of making prints, esp. as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy. [1925 30; PRINT + MAKING] * * * Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but… …   Universalium

• Wypall — WYPALL* is a professional industrial wiper brand of Kimberly Clark. The brand is a name among the other well known KCP brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Kimtech, Kleenguard, and Kimcare. Wypall X Wipers are manufactured for extended use, while… …   Wikipedia