'Raisin' definitions:
Definition of 'raisin'
From: WordNet
noun
Dried grape
Definition of 'Raisin'
From: GCIDE
- 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]