The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - rag°n.

1) tatter, piece, shred, scrap, fragment, bit, Dialect clout: Take a clean rag and dust the bookshelves when you get the chance. 2) newspaper, periodical, magazine, publication, journal: You can't believe anything you read in that rag. 3) rags. Facetious clothes, clothing, attire, dress, garments, Old-fashioned duds: I bought some new rags at the post-Christmas sales. 4) rag trade. garment-industry, clothing business, fashion industry: Peggy has been a model in the rag trade for years. 5) chew the rag. a converse, talk, gossip, chat: We bought a bottle of wine and just sat about chewing the rag all evening. b Brit argue, wrangle: They are constantly chewing the rag over trivial nonsense.