Also means
ray (fish); hair parting
Usage Note
Raie is polysemous: it means a stripe or line on fabric or a surface, the part or parting in one's hair, and the marine animal the ray (also called raie pastenague for the stingray). The feminine gender distinguishes it from rai (m, literary ray of light). The plural raies is regular.
Examples
"Sa chemise a de fines raies bleues."
Natural Translation
His shirt has fine blue stripes.

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