English Explanatory Dictionary

ratteen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thick, coarse, woolen twill.

Word forms

ratteen ratteens ratine rateen

Etymology

From French ratine, from Old French rastin, from Latin raster (“to scrape”), ultimately from Latin rādere (“rash”).

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