tiretaine

See also: Tiretaine

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiʁ.tɛn/
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Noun

tiretaine f (plural tiretaines)

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) tartan
  2. (obsolete) coarse cloth made of wool mixed with another fabric

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

First known attestation 1247,[1] probably from tiret (rich cloth) +‎ -aine.

Noun

tiretaine oblique singularf (oblique plural tiretaines, nominative singular tiretaine, nominative plural tiretaines)

  1. cloth made of wool mixed with another fabric

References

  1. ^ Etymology and history of tiretaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012