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romaine|rəʊˈmeɪn|
[a. Fr. fem. of romain Roman.]
1. U.S. = cos. Also attrib.
[1885W. Miller tr. Vilmorin-Andrieux's Veget. Garden 309 The Paris market gardeners grow, under the name of Romaine Plate, a variety which appears to be intermediate between the Green and the Gray Paris Cos Lettuces.] 1907H. W. Wiley Foods & their Adulteration VI. 284 Among the varieties which are most highly prized for this purpose [sc. salad] are the cabbage lettuce and the variety known as Romaine. Ibid., The Romaine lettuce is more highly prized by most connoisseurs. 1942E. Paul Narrow St. vi. 50 Cabbages, cauliflowers,..potatoes, lettuce, romaine, chicorée and other salad leaves. 1966T. Pynchon Crying of Lot 49 i. 11 The..garlicking of a bread, tearing up of romaine leaves. 1972New Yorker 22 July 22/2 Fifteen romaine lettuces for four-fifty. 1978N.Y. Times 30 Mar. c7/1 Cos or romaine..grows upright and forms tight sheaths of rich green leaves.
2. Any of various crêpe fabrics. romaine crêpe (see quot. 1968 and cf. quots. 1923 s.v. crêpe). Also attrib.
1922Glasgow Herald 26 Apr. 10 The bride..wore a gown of white romaine. Ibid., The two bridesmaids..wore white crepe romaine dresses. 1932Daily Tel. 25 Apr. (Advt.), Coat of wool romaine. 1932Daily Express 25 June 9/5 Lady Haslam..was in love-in-a-mist romaine armure. 1939M. B. Picken Lang. Fashion 122/1 Romaine, sheer silk fabric in basket weave, made of fine yarns, having smooth surface and slightly more body than triple sheer. 1952C. W. Cunnington Eng. Women's Clothing 296 Romaine.., a lining fabric of French make, in warp satin weave. A sheer silk fabric in basket weave. Also ‘a light woollen with dull surface and flat square weave’. 1957M. B. Picken Fashion Dict. 277/1 Romaine crepe, heavy sheer crepe. 1968J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 223 Romaine crêpe, a heavy, semi-sheer crêpe usually in a dull finish rayon, sometimes silk, made to resemble wool crêpe. |