Etymology

rastrum

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Today it means: A five-pointed writing implement used to draw parallel lines of a staff in sheet music. Full definition →

Latin rāstrum
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromrāstrum“rake”
  2. English todayrastrum

Learned borrowing from Latin rāstrum (“rake”).

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