See Also: raisin(medicine)
raisin(dictionary)
raisin(dictionary)
golden raisin(dictionary)
Raisin Clusters(recipes)
Raisin Bread. - Poker(gambling)
Yogurt-Raisin Bars(recipes)
Cranberry Raisin Nut Bread(recipes)
Granola Raisin Bars(recipes)
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies(recipes)

raisin (iou)



raisin noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French = grape, from Proto-Romance alt. of Latin racemus cluster of grapes.]
A grape partially dried, either in the sun or artificially. ME.
muscatel raisin, sultana raisin, etc.
b. The dark purplish-brown colour of raisins. E20.
A cluster of grapes; a grape. ME-E17.
Phrases: raisins of Corinth, raisins of Corauntz: see CORINTH 1. raisins of the sun sun-dried grapes.
Comb.: raisin tree (more fully Japanese raisin tree) a Chinese, Japanese, and Korean tree, Hovenia dulcis, of the buckthorn family, with sweet fleshy edible pedicels.
raisiny adjective like or suggestive of (the taste of) raisins M19.