RAISIN

raisin

(noun) dried grape

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

raisin (plural raisins)

A dried grape.

Usage notes

In the USA, raisin refers to any kind of dried grape.

In the UK, Australia and New Zealand, raisin is reserved for the dried large dark grape, with sultana meaning the dried large white grape, and currant meaning the dried small Black Corinth grape.

Verb

raisin (third-person singular simple present raisins, present participle raisining, simple past and past participle raisined)

(intransitive) Of grapes: to dry out; to become like raisins.

Anagrams

• Iranis, Sirian

Source: Wiktionary


Rai"sin, n. Etym: [F. raisin grape, raisin, L. racemus cluster of grapes or berries; cf. Gr. Raceme.]

1. A grape, or a bunch of grapes. [Obs.] Cotgrave.

2. A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat. Raisin tree (Bot.), the common red currant, whose fruit resembles the small raisins of Corinth called currants. [Eng.] Dp. Prior.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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