What is the Latin word for rag?

The usual Latin words for “rag” are pannus, centō, pannōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“rag” in Latin

pannuscloth; rag; garment centōA garment of several pieces sewed together; a patchwork; A cap worn under the helmet pannōsusragged, tattered; rag-like; flabby; shrivelled, wrinkled

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

rag

pannus; plur., panni (also = an old garment): cento (a garment of old rags): Covered with rags, pannis obsitus; pannosus: to deal in rags, negotium panniculalium exercere (after Aurelius, Vict., De Vir. ill., 72), *panniculos or pannos venditare: a dealer in rags, qui panniculos venditat: rag man, *qui panniculos ostiatim colligit.

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What is the Latin word for rag?: The usual Latin words for “rag” are pannus, centō, pannōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.