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Ragged school
(gcide) | Ragged \Rag"ged\ (r[a^]g"g[e^]d), a. [From Rag, n.]
1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken;
as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
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2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough;
jagged; as, ragged rocks.
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3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.]
"A ragged noise of mirth." --Herbert.
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4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
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5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.
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What shepherd owns those ragged sheep? --Dryden.
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Ragged lady (Bot.), the fennel flower ({Nigella
Damascena}).
Ragged robin (Bot.), a plant of the genus Lychnis
(Lychnis Flos-cuculi), cultivated for its handsome
flowers, which have the petals cut into narrow lobes.
Ragged sailor (Bot.), prince's feather ({Polygonum
orientale}).
Ragged school, a free school for poor children, where they
are taught and in part fed; -- a name given at first
because they came in their common clothing. [Eng.]
[1913 Webster] -- Rag"ged*ly, adv. -- Rag"ged*ness, n.
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