ratiné

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See also: ratine

English

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Etymology

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From French, past participle of ratiner (to adorn), from ratine, from Old French rastin and Late Latin raster (to scrape), from Latin rado (I scrape).

Noun

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ratiné (countable and uncountable, plural ratinés)

  1. A rough bulky plain-woven fabric.
    • 1914, A Cotton Fabrics Glossary, page 144:
      On most of the heavy ratinés the yarn sizes are relatively 4-1 or coarser, while in many of these rice cloths the relative yarn sizes are 7–1 or finer.

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