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glad rags
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glad rags
(noun)
glad rags
noun
glad rags
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of GLAD RAGS
[
plural
]
chiefly British, informal + old-fashioned
:
a person's best clothes
He put on his
glad rags
to go to the party.
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