Rag

Rag

Rag or rags may refer to:
*Rag. a title (see Italian honorifics) for people holding high school degrees in business economics.
*Rag (student society), a student fund raising charitable group
*The Student Rags which took place between King's College London and University College London from the 1820s
*"Rags" (musical), a Broadway musical
*Raga (music) - musical scale of a composition, in Indian classical music
*"Rags" (Doctor Who), a Doctor Who novel
*A piece of ragtime music
*Recombination activating gene, encode enzymes involved in VDJ recombination
*Rag (typography), the ragged edge of a block of text
*Rags and Leathers Program, A YMCA camp program
*Rags (dog) - 1st Infantry Division (United States) mascot in World War I
*Rags (Spin City) - the dog from Spin City television show
*Newspaper
*A piece of textile: often a scrap, or a piece torn from pre-used clothing, rags were and are used as cleaning implements, etc
*"On the rag," a euphemism for menstruation
*The stringy central portion and membranous walls of a citrus fruit.

People with the surname "Rags":
*Ēriks Rags (born 1975), Latvian javelin thrower

People with the given name "Rags":
*Rags Matthews (1905–1999), All-American football player
*Rags Morales, American comic book artist
*Rags Ragland (1905–1946), an American character actor

See also

* RAG


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  • RAG AG — RAG Aktiengesellschaft Unternehmensform Aktiengesellschaft Gründung 27. November 1968 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rag — Rag, n. [OE. ragge, probably of Scand, origin; cf. Icel. r[ o]gg a tuft, shagginess, Sw. ragg rough hair. Cf. {Rug}, n.] 1. A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred; a tatter; a fragment. [1913 Webster] Cowls, hoods, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • RAG — may refer to:*RAG (student society) mdash; Student run charitable fundraising organisations that are widespread in the United Kingdom (and elsewhere) *Real Academia Galega *RAG Rating for issues or status reports, based on the Red Amber Green… …   Wikipedia

  • rag — rag1 [rag] n. [ME ragge < OE ragg (in raggig, ragged) < ON rögg, tuft of hair < IE base * reu , to tear up > RUG, L ruere, to tumble down, rake up, rudis, rough] 1. a waste piece of cloth, esp. one that is old or torn 2. a small piece …   English World dictionary

  • Rag — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • rag — Ⅰ. rag [1] ► NOUN 1) a piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece. 2) (rags) old or tattered clothes. 3) informal a low quality newspaper. ► VERB ▪ give a decorative effect to (a painted surface) by applying paint with a rag …   English terms dictionary

  • Rag — 〈[ ræ̣g] m. 6; unz.; Mus.; kurz für〉 Ragtime * * * Rag [ræg ], der; [s]: Kurzf. von ↑ Ragtime (a, b). * * * Rag   [dt. »Lumpen«], Flattersatz. * * * …   Universal-Lexikon

  • rag|gi — rag|gee or rag|gi «RAG ee», noun. an East Indian cereal grass, grown in Asia for its grain. ╂[< Hindustani rāgī] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rag — (r[a^]g), v. t. [Cf. Icel. r[ae]gja to calumniate, OHG. ruogen to accuse, G. r[ u]gen to censure, AS. wr[=e]gan, Goth. wr[=o]hjan to accuse.] To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter. [Prov. Eng.] Pegge. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rag — Rag, v. t. 1. To break (ore) into lumps for sorting. [1913 Webster] 2. To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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