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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rand1 (rand),USA pronunciation n. - Clothing(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- British Terms
- a strip or long slice.
- a border or margin.
v.t. - Clothingto provide (footwear) with rands.
- bef. 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German rand border, margin
- Currencya coin and monetary unit of the Republic of South Africa, equal to 100 cents. Abbr.: R.
- Afrikaans, after The Rand (Witwatersrand), a major gold mining area
- 1960–65
Ayn (īn),USA pronunciation 1905–82, U.S. novelist and essayist, born in Russia.
Rand, The (rand),USA pronunciation - Place NamesWitwatersrand.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rand /rænd; rɒnt/ n - the standard monetary unit of the Republic of South Africa, divided into 100 cents
Etymology: 20th Century: from Afrikaans, shortened from Witwatersrand, referring to the gold-mining there; related to rand² rand /rænd/ n - a leather strip put in the heel of a shoe before the lifts are put on
- dialect a strip or margin; border
- a strip of cloth; selvage
Etymology: Old English; related to Old High German rant border, rim of a shield, Old Norse rönd shield, rim Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Rand /rænd/ n - the Rand ⇒
short for Witwatersrand
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