What is pl. Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress. And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm. Dryden called?
rag — pl. Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress. And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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