I wonder what rags are? Is it the one who chopping or the one who chopping? Or maybe something third? In this article, we will examine in detail the meaning of this obsolete word, morphological characteristics, select synonyms and come up with several suggestions illustrating its meaning.
Shelter is ...
To find out the meaning of the word “rags”, take a look at the dictionary.
A rags is clothing made from coarse fabric or a decrepit, old robe. The rags were worn not only by the poor, but also by people who repented of their sins and thus punished themselves.
For instance:
- On the way home, young people met a strange but very beautiful girl dressed in rags.
- Do you think I will put on this wretched rags?
- Out of the thicket a beggar suddenly appeared in a dirty rags.
- I’ll put on a penitential rags and go wandering around the world, atone for sins.
- Shelter is all that I can offer you instead of a wedding dress.
- During her wanderings, her once beautiful and stylish clothes became more like rags.
Morphological characteristics, declination
Shelter is a common inanimate noun. Like all neuter nouns, "rags" refers to the second declension.
| Case | Question | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | What? | A rash is clothing made from coarse fabric. | rags |
| Genitive | What? | I'm already tired of rags and rough heavy shoes. | rags |
| Dative | Why? | Such elegant shoes are not suitable for this rags. | rags |
| Accusative | What? | I look at his rags, and my heart is filled with such pitiful pity. | rags |
| Instrumental case | Than? | An angel was hiding under the rags. | rags |
| Prepositional | About what? | Even in rags she walked like a queen. | about rags |
Traditionally, the noun we are considering is used in the singular, plural forms are extremely rare.
Shelf: synonyms
Is it possible to choose modern synonyms for the noun "rags"? Yes, it is possible, although the approximation may be conditional. So rash is:
Do not forget that this word belongs in the category of archaic.