rand
1[ rand ]
/ rænd /
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noun
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
British Dialect.
- a strip or long slice.
- a border or margin.
verb (used with object)
to provide (footwear) with rands.
Nearby words
Origin of rand
1before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German rand border, margin
Definition for rand (2 of 5)
rand
2[ rand ]
/ rænd /
noun
a coin and monetary unit of the Republic of South Africa, equal to 100 cents. Abbreviation: R.
Origin of rand
21960–65; < Afrikaans, after The Rand (Witwatersrand), a major gold mining area
Definition for rand (3 of 5)
Rand
[ rand ]
/ rænd /
noun
Ayn [ahyn] /aɪn/, 1905–82, U.S. novelist and essayist, born in Russia.
Definition for rand (4 of 5)
Witwatersrand
[ wit-waw-terz-rand, -wot-erz- ]
/ ˈwɪtˌwɔ tərzˌrænd, -ˌwɒt ərz- /
noun
a rocky ridge in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg.
Also called The Rand.
Definition for rand (5 of 5)
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British Dictionary definitions for rand (1 of 4)
rand
1/ (rænd, rɒnt) /
noun
the standard monetary unit of the Republic of South Africa, divided into 100 cents
Word Origin for rand
C20: from Afrikaans, shortened from Witwatersrand, referring to the gold-mining there; related to rand ²
British Dictionary definitions for rand (2 of 4)
rand
2/ (rænd) /
noun
shoemaking a leather strip put in the heel of a shoe before the lifts are put on
dialect
- a strip or margin; border
- a strip of cloth; selvage
Word Origin for rand
Old English; related to Old High German rant border, rim of a shield, Old Norse rönd shield, rim
British Dictionary definitions for rand (3 of 4)
British Dictionary definitions for rand (4 of 4)
Witwatersrand
/ (wɪtˈwɔːtəzˌrænd, Afrikaans vətˈvɑːtərsˈrant) /
noun
a rocky ridge in NE South Africa: contains the richest gold deposits in the world, also coal and manganese; chief industrial centre is Johannesburg. Height: 1500–1800 m (5000–6000 ft)Also called: the Rand, the Reef
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Word Origin and History for rand
rand
"rocky ridge overlooking a river valley," 1839, South African English, from Afrikaans, from Dutch rand "edge, margin," cognate with Old English rand "brink, bank." As a unit of currency, adopted by the Republic of South Africa in 1961 (see Krugerrand). Johnson's dictionary has rand "Border; seam: as the rand of a woman's shoe."
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