rattan cane — noun the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes • Syn: ↑rattan • Hypernyms: ↑cane … Useful english dictionary
Rattan — Daemonorops draco Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
cane — [[t]ke͟ɪn[/t]] canes, caning, caned 1) N VAR: oft N n Cane is used to refer to the long, hollow, hard stems of plants such as bamboo. Strips of cane are often used to make furniture, and some types of cane can be crushed and processed to make… … English dictionary
rattan — noun Etymology: Malay rotan Date: 1660 1. a rattan cane or switch 2. a. a climbing palm (especially of the genera Calamus and Daemonorops) with very long tough stems b. a part of the jointed stem of a rattan used especially for furniture,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cane chair — /ˈkeɪn tʃɛə/ (say kayn chair) noun a chair made of interwoven rattan cane …
cane — [kān] n. [ME & OFr canne < It canna < L, reed, cane < Gr kanna; prob. < Assyr qanū (or Heb qaneh), tube, reed < Sumerian gin] 1. the slender, jointed, usually flexible stem of any of certain plants, as bamboo or rattan 2. any plant … English World dictionary
Cane — (k[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caned} (k[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Caning}.] 1. To beat with a cane. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. To make or furnish with cane or rattan; as, to cane chairs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cane — ► NOUN 1) the hollow jointed stem of tall reeds, grasses, etc., especially bamboo. 2) the slender, pliant stem of plants such as rattan. 3) a woody stem of a raspberry or related plant. 4) a length of cane or a slender stick used as a support for … English terms dictionary
cane-chair — caneˈ chair noun A chair made of rattan • • • Main Entry: ↑cane … Useful english dictionary
rattan — [ra tan′, rətan′] n. [Malay rotan < ? rautan, a thing that has been cleaned by stripping off the outside] 1. a tall palm tree (genera Calamus and Daemonorops) with long, slender, tough stems 2. a stem of any of these trees, used in making… … English World dictionary
