n. a dissolute man of fashion. rake's progress a progressive deterioration, esp. through self-indulgence (the title of a series of engravings by Hogarth 1735).
[ short for archaic rakehell in the same sense ]
n. a dissolute man of fashion. rake's progress a progressive deterioration, esp. through self-indulgence (the title of a series of engravings by Hogarth 1735).
[ short for archaic rakehell in the same sense ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012