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rattan in French

rattan in French is rotin — rattan means any of a number of climbing palm species belonging to the genus Calamus.

rattan in French

rotin
noun

What does "rattan" mean?

  1. noun Any of a number of climbing palm species belonging to the genus Calamus.
  2. noun The plant used as a material for making furniture, baskets etc.
    "It took Elwood an hour to find Mr. Gladwell, who sat in a big rattan chair at the edge of the sweet potato fields."
  3. noun A stick or cane produced from this material.
    "He who first acts as striker asks the other how many blows of the rattan he will bear on his forearm without crying out."
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rattan in a sentence

  • It took Elwood an hour to find Mr. Gladwell, who sat in a big rattan chair at the edge of the sweet potato fields.
  • He who first acts as striker asks the other how many blows of the rattan he will bear on his forearm without crying out.

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What is "rattan" in French?
"rattan" in French is rotin. rattan means: Any of a number of climbing palm species belonging to the genus Calamus.
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