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raines¹

noun

  1. plural plural of raine

Raines²

  • /ɹeɪnz/ UK

Sounds like rains, reigns, reins

Where it comes from

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

noun

  1. historical, uncountable A 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.

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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"raines." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/raines. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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raines. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/raines

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"raines." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/raines.

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@misc{raines_2026,
  title = {raines},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/raines},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}