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ratiné

rat·i·né [ ràttə náy, ráttə nay ] or rat·i·ne [ ràttə náy, ráttə nay ]


noun 
Definition:
 
loosely woven cloth: a loosely woven cloth with a coarse nubby texture

[Early 20th century. < French, past participle of ratiner "raise a nap" < ratine "nap, twilled fabric"]
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