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Webster 1913 Edition

Ragged

Rag′ged

(răg′gĕd)
,
Adj.
[From
Rag
,
Noun.
]
1.
Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken;
as, a
ragged
coat; a
ragged
sail.
2.
Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged;
as,
ragged
rocks
.
3.
Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant.
[R.]
“A ragged noise of mirth.”
Herbert.
4.
Wearing tattered clothes;
as, a
ragged
fellow
.
5.
Rough; shaggy; rugged.
What shepherd owns those
ragged
sheep?
Dryden.
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.]
–
Rag′ged-ly
,
adv.
–
Rag′ged-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ragged

RAG'GED

,
Adj.
[from rag.]
1.
Rent or worn into tatters, or till its texture is broken; as a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
2.
Broken with rough edges; uneven; as a ragged rock.
3.
Having the appearance of being broken or torn; jagged; rough with sharp or irregular points.
The moon appears, when looked upon through a good glass, rude and ragged.
4.
Wearing tattered clothes; as a ragged fellow.
5.
Rough; rugged.
What shepherd owns those ragged sheep?

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