raines

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noun

A type of fine linen once imported from France.

OriginAnglo-Norman Reins ← Middle French Reins →
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Meanings

raines1

noun
  1. pluralplural of raine

Raines2

nounRaines (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableA type of fine linen once imported from France.

    There was a certayne riche man, which was clothed in purple, and fine raynes, and fared deliciously every daye.

    1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Luke
proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Middle FrenchReins
  2. Anglo-NormanReins
  3. EnglishRaines

From Anglo-Norman Reins, Middle French Reins, variant of Reims, the French town where the fabric was originally produced.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

rainsreignsreinsrainsreignsreins

Anagrams

arsineArneissarnieRaisenSerianerasinResianesirna
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APA

raines. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raines

MLA

“raines.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raines. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raines,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raines.

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