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  • 101glad rags — noun a) Formal attire, dress clothes. “But say, you wouldn’t have known me if you’d seen me here with my wife that time my glad rags on, a stove pipe lid, patent leather kicks and a stone on my front. […] <! [sic] no closing quotes (its a… …

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  • 102Glad — Original name in latin Glad Name in other language Glad State code PH Continent/City Asia/Manila longitude 7.14833 latitude 124.51806 altitude 12 Population 5746 Date 2012 02 01 …

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  • 103glad\ hand — noun informal A friendly handshake; a warm greeting. Father went to the front door to give Uncle Fred the glad hand when he arrived. The politician went down the street on election day giving everyone the glad hand …

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  • 104glad — adj. RG. 371; ‘gladden.’ 1066 B. v. n. == be glad. RG. 265 v. a. == make glad. 1204 B.; part. ‘igladed.’ Pilate, 130 …

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  • 105glad-hand — chiefly N. Amer. verb (especially of a politician) greet or welcome warmly. noun (glad hand) a warm and hearty greeting or welcome. Derivatives glad hander noun …

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  • 106glad rags — (your) glad rags old fashioned the clothes that you wear when you are going somewhere special. Put your glad rags on, we re going to a party …

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  • 107glad — adjective 1) I m really glad you re coming Syn: pleased, happy, delighted, thrilled; informal over the moon; Brit.; informal chuffed; N.English; informal made up 2) I d be glad to help Syn …

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  • 108glad rags — /ˈglæd rægz/ (say glad ragz) plural noun Colloquial best clothes donned for special occasions: *Karen has donned her glad rags for a date . –nancy keesing, 1982. {US slang (1900s); glad1 + rag1 (def. 2) …

  • 109glad — mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ After a few beers she was a mite glad. □ In fact, she was too glad to stand up …

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  • 110glad-hand — tv. to greet someone effusively. □ The Senator was glad handing everyone in sight. □ He glad handed Ernie and got a real earful …

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