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soutache

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sou⋅tache

[soo-tash; Fr. soo-tash]
–noun
a narrow braid, commonly of mohair, silk, or rayon, used for trimming.

Origin:
1855–60; < F: braid of a hussar's shako < Hungarian sujtás flat braid for trimming
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sou·tache   (sōō-tāsh')   
n.  A narrow flat braid in a herringbone pattern, used for trimming and embroidery.

[French, from Hungarian sujtás.]
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