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▪ I. rasse1|ˈræsə, ræs|
[Javanese rase.]
A kind of civet-cat (Viverricula indica, or Malacca Weasel) found in India, the Malay Peninsula, Java, China, etc., and frequently kept in captivity for the sake of the perfume obtained from it.
1817Raffles Java I. 50 Musk, called dedes, is procured from the rasé. 1824Horsfield Zool. Researches in Java, Viverra Rasse... The Rasse belongs to the division of strictly digitigrade Carnassiers. 1861Wood Nat. Hist. I. 232 The Rasse is spread over a large extent of country. 1896R. Lydekker Handbk. Carnivora 216 While all the other civets are non-arboreal animals, the Rasse is said to be an expert climber. 1971L. H. Matthews Life of Mammals II. ix. 273 The rasse, Viverricula indica, widespread in India and southeast Asia, is smaller but similar [to the African civet] in diet and habits.
▪ II. † rasse2 Obs. rare—1.
? A peak, projection.
13..E.E. Allit. P. B. 446 On a rasse of a rok, hit rest at þe laste. |