rickrack
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rickrack
1880–85, gradational reduplication of rack 1
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Another trim making a comeback is rickrack, featuring squiggle design that adds a playful touch.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
In one instance, we had to recreate Charlie's black vest with the cream rickrack.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2023
In the distance, snowcapped peaks undulated like a strip of rickrack.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 22, 2019
Sui outsized her trims in giant rickrack and jewel-toned ostrich feathers, all styled with the punky wigs adorned with little bows on top.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 12, 2019
Mother was awakening to the sorry facts: My biscuits were like stones, my samplers askew, my seams like rickrack.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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