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.
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Origin of rand
1before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German rand border, margin
Words nearby rand
Rancho Palos Verdes, rancid, rancor, rancorous, rancour, rand, R & A, Randall, Randallstown, randan, Rand, Ayn
Definition for rand (2 of 3)
rand2
[ 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; from Afrikaans, after The Rand (Witwatersrand), a major gold mining area
Definition for rand (3 of 3)
Rand
[ rand ]
/ rænd /
noun
Ayn [ahyn], /aɪn/, 1905–82, U.S. novelist and essayist, born in Russia.
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British Dictionary definitions for rand (1 of 3)
rand1
/ (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 3)
rand2
/ (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 3)
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