Definition of Rag doll

1. Noun. A cloth doll that is stuffed and (usually) painted.

Generic synonyms: Doll, Dolly

Definition of Rag doll

1. Noun. A doll made from cloth and stuffed with rags. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rag Doll

rafty
rag
rag-and-bone shop
rag-bagger
rag-baggers
rag-chewing
rag-roll
rag-rolled
rag-rolling
rag-week
rag and bone men
rag bagger
rag baggers
rag day
rag doll
rag dolls
rag gourd
rag paper
rag pudding
rag the puck
rag trade
raga
ragalike
ragamuffin
ragamuffins
ragas
ragazine

Literary usage of Rag doll

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Curiosities of Popular Customs and of Rites, Ceremonies, Observances, and by William Shepard Walsh (1897)
"... Lent"), an effigy symbolical of the Lenten season, a small rag doll wearing a black gown and a white head-dress, LENTEN PREPARATIONS. ..."

2. John Ayscough's Letters to His Mother During 1914, 1915, and 1916 by John Ayscough (1919)
"This has been a ramshackle letter, but I feel ramshackle, like a very badly made rag doll recently rescued from drowning in a bucket of tepid slops. ..."

3. John Ayscough's Letters to His Mother During 1914, 1915, and 1916 by John Ayscough (1919)
"This has been a ramshackle letter, but I feel ramshackle, like a very badly made rag doll recently rescued from drowning in a bucket of tepid slops. ..."

4. Studies in Invalid Occupation: A Manual for Nurses and Attendants by Susan Edith Tracy (1910)
"A well-made rag doll does not wait long for a purchaser. ... One of the most brilliant examples of rag-doll industry has been developed in a suburban town ..."

5. Studies in Invalid Occupation: A Manual for Nurses and Attendants by Susan Edith Tracy (1910)
"A well-made rag doll does not wait long for a purchaser. ... One of the most brilliant examples of rag-doll industry has been developed in a suburban town ..."

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