Raisin \Rai"sin\, n. [F. raisin grape, raisin, L. racemus
cluster of grapes or berries; cf. Gr. ?, ?, berry, grape. Cf.
{Raceme}.]
1. A grape, or a bunch of grapes. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
2. A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat.
{Raisin tree} (Bot.), the common red currant, whose fruit
resembles the small raisins of Corinth called currants.
[Eng.] --Dp. Prior.