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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