macramé
Americannoun
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an elaborately patterned lacelike webbing made of hand-knotted cord, yarn, or the like, and used for wall decorations, hanging baskets, garments, accessories, etc.
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the technique or art of producing macramé.
verb (used with object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of macramé
1865–70; < French < Italian macramè kind of fringe on hand towels < Turkish makrama napkin, face towel < Arabic miqrama embroidered coverlet
Vocabulary lists containing macrame
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Mary Davies, 84, from Downham Market in Norfolk, has dry AMD and can no longer drive or teach macramé - a needlework craft.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2023
Houseplants bloomed during the environmental movement of the 1970s, when people filled their homes with macramé plant hangers and terrariums.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Barbara Davidson from Dragonfly Studios in Orange will also offer two demonstrations on July 17 about how to make a macramé hanging planter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
Born in 1963 in Ojai, Calif., where her father was the vicar of a small Episcopal church, Weatherford has been making art since she wove macramé with her mother at the kitchen table.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
Weaving Materials.—Rugs may be made from carpet rags, rug yarns, rovings, chenille, or jute; towels from crochet cotton; and hammocks from macramé cord or carpet warp.
From Primary Handwork by Ella Victoria Dobbs
“A lot of things will be macraméd to your chest hair at this place.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2017
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