ῥάκος [ᾰ], εος, τό,
ragged, tattered garment, δὸς ῥ. ἀμφιβαλέσθαι [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀνθ᾽ ἱματίου μὲν ἔχειν ῥ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+] frequently in
plural ῥάκεα, _Attic dialect_ ῥάκη,
rags, tatters, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
2) generally,
strip of cloth, ῥάκεα φοινίκεα [
NT+5th c.BC+]: even a
strip of flesh, σώματος ῥ. [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
3) collectively,
rag, lint, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II) in
plural also,
rents in the face, wrinkles, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III)
metaphorically,
rag, remnant, εἰκάσαι τὸ ἐρείπιον ῥάκει οἰκίας [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; of an old seaman, ἁλίοιο βίου ῥ. [
Refs 1st c.BC+] —The _Aeolic dialect_ form βράκος (which see), used of a garment, lacks the sense 'ragged'.