Raines

nounproper nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ɹeɪnz//

A surname.

noun

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historicalA type of fine linen once imported from France.
There was a certayne riche man, which was clothed in purple, and fine raynes, and fared deliciously every daye.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman Reins, Middle French Reins, variant of Reims, the French town where the fabric was originally produced.

proper noun

1
A surname.

raincoat · A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; (loosely) any coat…rainer · That which rains, or dispenses something in a shower.Rainer · An English and American surname transferred from the given…

Raines · A surname.

rainforest · A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry…raining · A fall of rain.rains · A rainy season; monsoon

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