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Ragged lady

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.

  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.] [1913 Webster] -- Rag"ged*ly, adv. -- Rag"ged*ness, n.

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ragged lady

n. The flowering plant ''Nigella damascena''.