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macramé
or mac·ra·me
[ mak-ruh-mey ]
noun
- an elaborately patterned lacelike webbing made of hand-knotted cord, yarn, or the like, and used for wall decorations, hanging baskets, garments, accessories, etc.
- the technique or art of producing macramé.
verb (used with object)
, mac·ra·méd or mac·ra·méed, mac·ra·mé·ing.
- to make or produce using macramé:
to macramé a wall hanging.
macramé
/ məˈkrɑːmɪ /
noun
- a type of ornamental work made by knotting and weaving coarse thread into a pattern
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Word History and Origins
Origin of macramé1
1865–70; < French < Italian macramè kind of fringe on hand towels < Turkish makrama napkin, face towel < Arabic miqrama embroidered coverlet
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Word History and Origins
Origin of macramé1
C19: via French and Italian from Turkish makrama towel, from Arabic migramah striped cloth
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Example Sentences
Even that macrame, which seems to me more difficult than all the other things I have mentioned, you have entirely mastered.
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