ras

a. flat, level; smooth; short-napped; short- haired; close-cropped; shaven. — m. level. a —, au —, even. a — de, au — de, to a level with, even with, close to, up to, down to. rasage, m. shaving. rasance, /. flatne (as of a trajectory). rase, f. turpentine; oil of turpentine; rosin; rosin oil; a resinous mixture applied to ship bottoms. —a. fem. of ras.