RATINÉ


Meaning of RATINÉ in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌra-tə-ˈnā ]

noun

or ra·tine ˌra-tə-ˈnā, ra-ˈtēn

Etymology: French ratiné

Date: circa 1914

1. : a rough bulky fabric usually woven loosely in plain weave from ratiné yarns

2. : a nubby ply yarn of various fibers made by twisting under tension a thick and a thin yarn

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