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Webster 1913 Edition
Raisin
Rai′sin
(rā′z’n)
, Noun.
[F.
raisin
grape, raisin, L. racemus
cluster of grapes or berries; cf. Gr. ῥάξ
, ῥαγός
, berry, grape. Cf. Raceme
.] 1.
A grape, or a bunch of grapes.
[Obs.]
Cotgrave.
2.
A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat.
Raisin tree
(Bot.)
, the common red currant bush, whose fruit resembles the small raisins of Corinth called
currants
. [Eng.]
Dr. Prior.
Webster 1828 Edition
Raisin
RAISIN
,Noun.
A dried grape. Grapes are suffered to remain on the vines till they are perfectly ripe, and then dried in an oven, or by exposure to the heat of the sun. Those dried in the sun are the sweetest.