raisin.
A dried grape.
Meaning & usage
A dried grape.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English raysyn, borrowed from Anglo-Norman reysin (“grape, raisin”), from Late Latin racīmus, from Latin racēmus. Possibly a distant cognate of Persian رز (raz, “vine”). Doublet of raceme.
Of fruit: to dry out; to become like raisins.
To flavor (an alcoholic beverage) with fruit that has raisined.
To add raisins to.
To distribute throughout (with small bits or things), to dot or pepper.
To shrivel.
To crush or drain, so that all plumpness and vitality is gone.
To cause to have wrinkles.
To form wrinkles; to become wrinkled.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English raysyn, borrowed from Anglo-Norman reysin (“grape, raisin”), from Late Latin racīmus, from Latin racēmus. Possibly a distant cognate of Persian رز (raz, “vine”). Doublet of raceme.
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