[
US
/ɹæˈtæn/
]
[ UK /ɹˈætən/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈætən/ ]
NOUN
- climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes
- the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes
- a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms
How To Use rattan In A Sentence
- To complete the desired effect of Edmund's cuteness, the photographer has put a posy of flowers into his hand, then perched him on a tall rattan chair from which his short legs dangle.
- Bamboo, Rattan , Fern , Seagrass, Banana Leaf Bamboo and Rattan Products.
- Throughout the homeland of the Penan, sago and rattan, palms, lianas, and fruit trees lie crushed on the forest floor.
- You do not go to a counter to check in; you relax in a rattan chair as one smiling staff member brings you a cool drink, another a refreshing towel and yet another passes you the registration form to sign.
- The fights are between foot soldiers fighting with swords, spears or axes fashioned out of rattan cane.
- The new range turns traditional notions of rattan furniture on its head.
- Carved crosspieces are lashed to the frame with rattan.
- I did not like the sentimental coarseness of Mr. Grattan's speech.
- Their top spark was a rangy, well-knit Ulsterman with sandy whiskers and a soft-spoken honeycomb voice; his name, he informed me, was Grattan Nugent-Hare, "with the hyphen, sir which is a bit of a pose, don't ye know, but I'm attached to it. Isabelle
- Another couple was seated on rattan chairs in the shade of an umbrella, sipping drinks. AMAGANSETT
