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  [raf-ee-uh] /ˈræf i ə/ noun 1. a fiber obtained from the leaves of the raffia palm, used for tying plants and other objects and for making mats, baskets, hats, and the like. /ˈræfɪə/ noun 1. Also called raffia palm. a palm tree, Raphia ruffia, native to Madagascar, that has large plumelike leaves, the stalks of […]

• Raffia-palm

  noun 1. any of various palms of the genus Raphia, as R. farinifera of tropical Africa, having pinnate leaves that yield a strong, flexible fiber.

• Raffle

  [raf-uh l] /ˈræf əl/ noun 1. a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize. verb (used with object), raffled, raffling. 2. to dispose of by a raffle (often followed by off): to raffle off a watch. verb (used without object), raffled, raffling. 3. to […]

• Raffled

  [raf-uh l] /ˈræf əl/ noun 1. a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize. verb (used with object), raffled, raffling. 2. to dispose of by a raffle (often followed by off): to raffle off a watch. verb (used without object), raffled, raffling. 3. to […]

• Raffles

  [raf-uh lz] /ˈræf əlz/ noun, (often initial capital letter) 1. a gentlemanly burglar, amateur housebreaker, or the like. [raf-uh lz] /ˈræf əlz/ noun 1. Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies. [raf-uh l] /ˈræf əl/ noun 1. a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more […]

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