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