Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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‡RAAS, adj. Also ras, and deriv. rasi (Jak.). Of woven fabrics: coarse and loosely knit, or woven (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), 1914 Angus Gl.).
[Prob. ad. Du. ras, a kind of loosely woven worsted cloth, Fr. ras, id., Eng. rash, Norw. rask, of disputed etymology, e.g. Lat. rasus, smoothed, shorn close, or from the place-names Arras in Flanders or Rascia in Yugoslavia.]
