ratiné

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See also: ratine

English

Etymology

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

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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