ratteen

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noun

A thick, coarse, woolen twill.

OriginFrench ratine ← Old French rastin ← Latin raster →
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Meanings

nounratteen (countable and uncountable, plural ratteens)

plural ratteens · alternative ratine · alternative rateen

  1. archaiccountableuncountableA thick, coarse, woolen twill.

Origin

  1. Latinrādere“rash”
  2. Latinraster“to scrape”
  3. Old Frenchrastin
  4. Frenchratine
  5. Englishratteen

From French ratine, from Old French rastin, from Latin raster (“to scrape”), ultimately from Latin rādere (“rash”).

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APA

ratteen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratteen

MLA

“ratteen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratteen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ratteen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratteen.

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