Pretty much any thin, pliable material can be used to make wicker furniture, but many prefer those made with willow or rattan to plastic.
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Rattan
/ɹəˈtæn/
Synonyms for "rattan" (22 found)
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Noun(7 words)
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13 entriescane weaverattan basketrattan canerattan chairrattan fiberrattan furniturerattan latticerattan matrattan polerattan screenrattan stripwicker patternwoven lattice
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10 entriesnatural rattanrattan basketrattan canerattan chairrattan furniturerattan industryrattan matrattan palmrattan weaverattan weaving
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Rattan is a plant with which one can make furniture.
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Researchers with the Instituto di Scienza e Technolgia dei Materiali Ceramici in Italy say the idea is to use certain types of wood (e.g. red oak, rattan) that closely resemble the structure of human bones.
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It took Elwood an hour to find Mr. Gladwell, who sat in a big rattan chair at the edge of the sweet potato fields.
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