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.