Definition of rattan Rattan
/ɹætæˈn/ - [ratan] - rat•tan
We found 11 definitions of rattan from 6 different sources.
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What does rattan mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: rattans |
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| rattan - climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes | ||
| rattan palm, Calamus rotang | ||
| calamus a genus of Sparidae | ||
| rattan - a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms | ||
| ratan | ||
| rattan - the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes | ||
| rattan cane | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- rattan (n.)
One of the long slender flexible stems of several species of palms of the genus Calamus, mostly East Indian, though some are African and Australian. They are exceedingly tough, and are used for walking sticks, wickerwork, chairs and seats of chairs, cords and cordage, and many other purposes.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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rattan
rat-an′, n. a genus of palms having a smooth, reed-like stem several hundreds of feet in length: a walking-stick made of rattan: stems of rattan palm used as a raft. [Malay rótan.] -
rattan
ra-tan′, n. the continuous beat of a drum
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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rattan
[Malay, rotan]. One of the genus Calamus, used for wicker-work, seats of chairs, &c. In the eastern seas they constitute the chief cables, even to 42 inches circumference, infinitely stronger than hemp, light, and not easily chafed by rocks; very useful also to seamen for brooms, hoops, hanks for sails, &c.
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🔤- rattan, noun, singular of rattans.
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