Worn-out garments or rags, the kind of discarded cloth used for padding or cushioning. Both occurrences are in Jeremiah 38:11-12, where these rags play a small but significant role in Ebed-melech's rescue of Jeremiah from the cistern. The Ethiopian eunuch gathers old rags and worn-out clothes from the palace storeroom to pad the ropes used to lift the prophet, preventing injury. This thoughtful detail—using soft rags to protect Jeremiah's body from rope burns—reveals compassion amid crisis. The term emphasizes the worn, soft quality of these discarded garments.