Rattan Definition

ră-tăn, rə-
noun
A tall palm tree (genera Calamus and Daemonorops) with long, slender, tough stems.
Webster's New World
A stem of any of these trees, used in making furniture, etc.
Webster's New World
Wickerwork made of the stems of these palms.
American Heritage
A cane or switch made from this.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • rattan palm
  • Calamus rotang
  • rattan cane
  • ratan

Other Word Forms of Rattan

Noun

Singular:
rattan
Plural:
rattans

Origin of Rattan

  • Malay rōtan (perhaps from raut to pare or trim for use)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Malay rotan.

    From Wiktionary

Rattan Sentence Examples

  • Sun damage causes wicker and rattan chairs to be dry and brittle.

  • In 1868 the present name was adopted in honour of Cyrus Wakefield, who established the rattan works here.

  • An ascent made by Dr Honda of the imperial university of Japan showed that, up to a height of 6000 ft., the mountain is clothed with primeval forests of palms, banyans, cork trees, camphor trees, tree ferns, interlacing creepers and dense thickets of rattan or stretches of grass higher than a man's stature.

  • Excellent suspension bridges span some of the larger rivers, made of interlaced rattan ropes secured to trees on opposite banks, so very similar to those seen in Sumatra as to suggest some Malay influence.

  • The emphasis is on natural materials like rattan and wicker, dark wood, billowing white sheets and splashes of animal prints.

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Words Starting With

RRARAT

Words Ending With

NANTAN

Unscrambles

rattan

Words Starting With R and Ending With N

Starts With R & Ends With NStarts With RA & Ends With NStarts With R & Ends With AN

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With R6 Letter Words Ending With N