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It's nice to get your glad rags on for awards like the Baftas, but it doesn't happen all the time.
Dan Stevens

Meaning of "glad rags" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GLAD RAGS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLAD RAGS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Glad rags is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GLAD RAGS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of glad rags in the English dictionary

The definition of glad rags in the dictionary is best clothes or clothes used on special occasions.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLAD RAGS

glad
glad eye
glad hand
glad tidings
glad-hand
Gladbeck
gladded
gladden
gladdener
gladder
gladdest
gladdie
gladding
gladdon
glade
gladelike
gladful
gladfulness
gladiate
gladiator

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLAD RAGS

bags
buoyancy bags
flags
flotation bags
handbags
Jack-the-rags
moneybags
Oxford bags
pack one´s bags
rags
rattle one´s dags
rough as bags
snags

Synonyms and antonyms of glad rags in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «glad rags» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLAD RAGS

Find out the translation of glad rags to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of glad rags from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glad rags» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

很高兴抹布
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

galas
570 millions of speakers

English

glad rags
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

त्योहार का कपड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخرق سعيدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рад тряпки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trapos alegres
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্সবের পোশাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oripeaux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gembira
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

froh Lumpen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

喜んでぼろ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외출복
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bungah rags
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giẻ rách vui
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சியான குடிசைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आनंदाने कापड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bayramlık elbise
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stracci contento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ubrania świąteczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

радий ганчірки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Îmbrăcăminte festivă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαρούμενος κουρέλια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bly lappe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glad trasor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glad filler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glad rags

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLAD RAGS»

The term «glad rags» is regularly used and occupies the 64.571 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLAD RAGS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glad rags

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QUOTES WITH «GLAD RAGS»

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Dan Stevens
It's nice to get your glad rags on for awards like the Baftas, but it doesn't happen all the time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLAD RAGS»

Discover the use of glad rags in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glad rags and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Glad rags
Publisher Ben Gavilan falls in love with Cecilia Penn, a student working as a waitress in a resort, and introduces her to his sinister friends in Santa Barbara
MacDonald Harris, 1991
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Handbags and Glad Rags
Life doesn't come with an instruction manual, but it probably should for the characters in this book.
Shelby Sinclaire, 2012
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Ragtime: An Encyclopedia, Discography, and Sheetography
... TN GLAD RAGS Anna Hughes Carpenter September 18, 1907 George Jaberg Cincinnati, OH GLAD RAGS George Gould October 27, 1911 H. W. Williams San Francisco, CA GLAD RAGS W. E. Nuss 1911 Windsor Music Chicago, IL GLAD ...
David A. Jasen, 2007
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Life with Ruth: A Collection of Personal Essays
I like the sound of the words, glad rags. It says how I feel when I wear my black dress made of funky cloth, or the Judaica t- shirt with the Star of David hands. Clothes for celebration, dressing for a simcha. There are those awful restrictive things ...
Ruth Hanna Sachs, 2002
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Glad Rags and All That Jazz: Early Intermediate Piano Solos
8 original compositions based on ragtime and jazz - a fun supplement for any early intermediate player.
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation (CRT), S. Covello, 1991
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The Magician of Lhasa
“Lama—” I ask, as we near the crest of an isolated mountain, surrounded by the soaring, ice-capped peaks of the Himalayas, “what does the English phrase 'glad rags' mean?” “Hah! I wondered when you were going to ask,” he replies, and I ...
David Michie, 2009
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
1929–. glad rags noun orig US One's best clothes; spec. formal evening dress. 1902–. H. B. HERMON-HODGE We all turned out in our glad rags to join in the procession (1922). glam verb trans. and intr. 1 To make (oneself) glamorous, to tart ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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A Confederacy of Dunces
Finally she limped away from the fray, her glad rags askew." "Ignatius!" Mrs. Reilly cried tragically. "Every day it seems you getting worst and worst. What's happening to you?" "Get your bottle out of the oven. It must be done by now." Mrs. Reilly ...
John Kennedy Toole, 2004
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The Shuttle - With Original Illustrations, Audio Book Link ...
Get on to his glad rags.“ "Glad rags" is supposed to buoyantly describe such attire as, by its freshness or elegance of style, is rendered a suitable adornment for festive occasions or loftier leisure moments. "Glad rags“ may mean evening dress , ...
Frances Hodgson Burnett
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The Rotarian
Since 1975, club "No. 157" has: erected permanent lighting at the local Little League baseball field; provided the money to open "Glad Rags," a variety resale store run by the psychiatric day-care patients at the Pottsville Hospital; spearheaded ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLAD RAGS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glad rags is used in the context of the following news items.
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TOWIE's Chloe Sims, Jessica Wright and Danielle Armstrong at Ed …
But Danielle Armstrong, Jessica Wright and Chloe Sims put the drama behind them on Saturday night, getting all dolled up in their glad rags to ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
WIN! The PERFECT Ladies' Day Package for the Galway Races …
Ladies, get the glad rags on - because we have the best prize of the summer! If you're not already familiar with An Púcán in the City of the Tribes, prepare to be ... «Her.ie, Jul 15»
3
Jon Hamm in a baseball cap and shades as he enjoys stroll in NY's …
Jon, famed for his dapper suits and suave demeanour, ditched his glad rags for a more relaxed look as he enjoyed some alone time listening to ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Eating Out: Glad I didn't pass on the Khayber
THERE are times when you make arrangements to eat out, book a restaurant weeks in advance, get your glad rags on and head off full of hope ... «the Irish News, Jul 15»
5
ELLISFIELD/ FARLEIGH
Members of the wonderful Heritage Orchestra have very kindly donated their time so gather a few friends, put on your glad rags, bring a picnic ... «Basingstoke Gazette, Jul 15»
6
Glamatize to play at Stanley Common
So, put your glad rags on and head for the club to let your hair down and recreate the glam 70s. The fun starts at 9.30pm, admission, which ... «Hucknall Today, Jul 15»
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Glad rags and hand bags raise more than £1200 in memory of a …
A charity auction selling clothes and shoes raised a massive £1,200 for the charity MIND in memory of a Manea man who died last year. «Wisbech Standard, Jul 15»
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Police officers help paint the town blue by snapping SELFIES with …
Women in glad rags have snapped themselves pulling their best duckfaces, accessorised with a police helmet and one of the boys in blue. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Review: 'Off the Main Road' Stars Kyra Sedgwick as a Wife in Distress
(The period glad rags are by Paloma Young.) The specs are to cover a black eye given to her by her muscular, underemployed husband, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Young farmers celebrate at anniversary ball
More than 200 members of Hampshire Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs (HFYFC) donned their glad rags for the organisation's 70th anniversary ball at the St ... «Daily Echo, Jul 15»

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