With draggled nets down-hanging to the tide. --Trench. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
draggled — adj. limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud. Syn: bedraggled. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
draggled — adjective limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud the beggar s bedraggled clothes scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts • Syn: ↑bedraggled • Similar to: ↑dirty, ↑soiled, ↑unclean … Useful english dictionary
draggled — adjective bedraggled … Wiktionary
draggled — Synonyms and related words: beat up, bedraggled, befouled, besmirched, blowzy, careless, chintzy, defiled, dilapidated, dirtied, drabbled, drabbletailed, draggletailed, fouled, frowzy, frumpish, frumpy, grubby, in rags, informal, loose, lumpen,… … Moby Thesaurus
draggled — drag·gle || drægl v. wet and soil by dragging on wet ground or mud or wet grass … English contemporary dictionary
draggled — bedraggled … Scottish slang
draggled — adjective literary bedraggled … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Draggle — Drag gle (dr[a^]g g l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Draggled} (dr[a^]g g ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Draggling} (dr[a^]g gl[i^]ng).] [Freq. of drag. [root]73. Cf. {Drawl}.] To wet and soil by dragging on the ground, mud, or wet grass; to drabble; to trail.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Draggling — Draggle Drag gle (dr[a^]g g l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Draggled} (dr[a^]g g ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Draggling} (dr[a^]g gl[i^]ng).] [Freq. of drag. [root]73. Cf. {Drawl}.] To wet and soil by dragging on the ground, mud, or wet grass; to drabble; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
draggle — /drag euhl/, v., draggled, draggling. v.t. 1. to soil by dragging over damp ground or in mud. v.i. 2. to trail on the ground; be or become draggled. 3. to follow slowly; straggle. [1490 1500; DRAG + LE] * * * … Universalium
