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Definition of Ratteen
1. n. A thick woolen stuff quilled or twilled.
Definition of Ratteen
1. Noun. (archaic) a thick, coarse, woolen twill ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ratteen
1. a coarse woolen fabric [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ratteen
Literary usage of Ratteen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Costume in England: A History of Dress to the End of the Eighteenth Century by Frederick William Fairholt (1885)
"From this it would seem that burel, ratteen, and rash were all names for a coarse
woollen stuff. ... ratteen frocks" were fashionable for gentlemen in 1774. ..."
2. Flügel-schmidt-tanger Wörterbuch der englischen und deutschen Sprache: Für by Immanuel Schmidt, Gustav Tanger (1907)
"... f. ratteen. räte'-pay'er, ber £ teuerster. rä'ter, .... (etto. feiner ale
ratteen). to rBt'tle, I. i. ..."
3. Principles of English Etymology by Walter William Skeat (1891)
"So also canteen, F. cantine; lateen, F. Latine; ratteen, ... We'll rig from
Meath-Street ^Egypt's haughty queen, And Antony shall court her in ratteen. ..."
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