Raines

See also: raines and rainés

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɹeɪnz/
Homophones: rains, reigns, reins

Noun

Raines (uncountable)

(historical) A type of fine linen once imported from France.
- 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Luke:
  There was a certayne riche man, which was clothed in purple, and fine raynes, and fared deliciously every daye.

Proper noun

Raines

A surname.

Anagrams

Neiras, Nerias, Resian, arisen, arsine, erasin, esiRNA, esirna, sarnie

German

Noun

Raines

genitive singular of Rain

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