rattan
Collocations
4ADJ.
big, plastic, silver-mounted
VERB + RATTAN
blows
PREP.
in, with
ADV.
quite
Definitions
noun
Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus.
The plant used as a material for making furniture, baskets etc.
It took Elwood an hour to find Mr. Gladwell, who sat in a big rattan chair at the edge of the sweet potato fields.
A cane made from this material.
He who first acts as striker asks the other how many blows of the rattan he will bear on his forearm without crying out.
“My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. ¶ Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. ¶ “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”
verb
To beat with a rattan cane.
Meanwhile Captain Colville rattaned Pearson very severely […]
name
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
- ratan
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6It took Elwood an hour to find Mr. Gladwell, who sat in a big rattan chair at the edge of the sweet potato fields.
WiktionaryHe who first acts as striker asks the other how many blows of the rattan he will bear on his forearm without crying out.
Wiktionary“My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. ¶ Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. ¶ “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if y
WiktionaryMeanwhile Captain Colville rattaned Pearson very severely […]
WiktionaryPretty much any thin, pliable material can be used to make wicker furniture, but many prefer those made with willow or rattan to plastic.
Tatoeba · #10888376Rattan is a plant with which one can make furniture.
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