rason

[ rah-sawn; English ras-on ]

/ ˈrɑ sɔn; English ˈræs ɒn /

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noun, plural ra·sa

[rah-sah; English ras-uh]. /ˈrɑ sɑ; English ˈræs ə/. Greek Orthodox Church.

a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.

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Origin of rason

First recorded in 1930–35, rason is from the Medieval Greek word rháson a woolen cloth

Words nearby rason

Rasht, Rask, Raskolnik, rasmalai, Rasmussen, rason, rasophore, rasorial, rasp, raspatory, raspberry

How to use rason in a sentence

But it's the illigant big figgur that I ave, for the rason o' which all the ladies fall in love wid me.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe
Arra, lie down, Phadrick; sure he only wants to show you the rason o' the thing.
Going To Maynooth|William Carleton
Why, I never wanst wint into the rason o' the thing, at all.
Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee|William Carleton
“Wid no other rason in life than to take it,” responded his majesty.
Lady Eureka, v. 3 (of 3)|Robert Folkestone Williams

If you didn't go they'd be thinking there was a rason for your staying away, and that'd be worse than all.
An Eye for an Eye|Anthony Trollope