ratiné

Also ra·ti·ne
Also

[rat-n-ey, ra-tee-ney]

noun

1. a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.

ratine

/ ræˈtiːn, ˈrætɪˌneɪ /

noun

1. a coarse loosely woven cloth

Word History and Origins

Origin of ratiné¹

1675–85; < French, past participle of ratiner to make a nap on cloth

Word History and Origins

Origin of ratiné¹

C17: from French, from ratine , of obscure origin

Example Sentences

To be more exact it was a gray ratine suit, with a broad white collar, and her small gray hat seemed to fold itself close in to the shape of her little head; the low coil of her hair was very smooth.

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Look at this here ratine cutaway.

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I sold them a consignment last year; but, say, if you want to see real classy white goods you ought to see some ratine cutaways I'm bringing over.

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"One Persian blanket, one quilt of wadded silk, four roubles; one pelisse of fox-skin, covered with red ratine, forty roubles; one small touloup of hare-skin left with your grace, on the steppe, fifteen roubles."

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