Raisin \Rai"sin\ (r[=a]"z'n), n. [F. raisin grape, raisin, L. racemus cluster of grapes or berries; cf. Gr. "ra`x, "rago`s, berry, grape. Cf. Raceme.]

1. A grape, or a bunch of grapes. [Obs.]

--Cotgrave. [1913 Webster]

2. A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat. [1913 Webster]

Raisin tree (Bot.), the common red currant bush, whose fruit resembles the small raisins of Corinth called currants. [Eng.]

--Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

raisin

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Raisin \Rai"sin\, n. [F. raisin grape, raisin, L. racemus cluster of grapes or berries; cf. Gr. ?, ?, 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, whose fruit resembles the small raisins of Corinth called currants. [Eng.]

--Dp. Prior.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)