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ratteen

ratteen noun: a thick, coarse, woolen twill.

Noun

ratteen (countable and uncountable, plural ratteens)

  1. (archaic) A thick, coarse, woolen twill.

Forms of ratteen

pluralratteens
alternative formratine
alternative formrateen

Origin of ratteen

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

Questions about ratteen

What does ratteen mean?
Ratteen means a thick, coarse, woolen twill.
What part of speech is ratteen?
Ratteen is a noun.
What is the plural of ratteen?
The plural of ratteen is ratteens.

Words near ratteen in the dictionary

  1. ratted
  2. ratted on
  3. ratted out
  4. ratted through
  5. rattee
  6. ratteen
  7. ratteens
  8. rattees
  9. ratten
  10. rattened
  11. rattener

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