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پé

[ rat-n-ey; French ra-tee-ney ]

noun

  1. a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.


ratine

/ ræˈtiːn; ˈrætɪˌneɪ /

noun

  1. a coarse loosely woven cloth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of پé1

1675–85; < French, past participle of ratiner to make a nap on cloth
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of پé1

C17: from French, from ratine , of obscure origin
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Example Sentences

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To be more exact it was a gray ratine suit, with a broad white collar, and her small gray hat seemed to fold itself close in to the shape of her little head; the low coil of her hair was very smooth.

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Look at this here ratine cutaway.

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I sold them a consignment last year; but, say, if you want to see real classy white goods you ought to see some ratine cutaways I'm bringing over.

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"One Persian blanket, one quilt of wadded silk, four roubles; one pelisse of fox-skin, covered with red ratine, forty roubles; one small touloup of hare-skin left with your grace, on the steppe, fifteen roubles."

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