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ratiné definition

ra·tiné (rat′'n ā′)

noun

a coarse, loosely woven fabric of cotton, wool, rayon, etc., with a nubby or knotty surface
also ratine ra·tine′ (ra tēn′)

Etymology: Fr, frizzed, tufted (of the nap) < pp. of OFr *raster, to scrape, ult. < L rasus: see raze

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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