soutache

[ soo-tash; French soo-tash ]

/ suˈtæʃ; French suˈtaʃ /

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noun

a narrow braid, commonly of mohair, silk, or rayon, used for trimming.

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Origin of soutache

1855–60; <French: braid of a hussar's shako <Hungarian sujtás flat braid for trimming

Words nearby soutache

sou-sou, Sousse, sous-sous, Soustelle, sous vide, soutache, soutane, soutenu, souter, souterrain, south

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How to use soutache in a sentence

So far as they are concerned the soutache could be crimson and the yoke green, and if the price was right they'd buy it anyhow.
Elkan Lubliner, American|Montague Glass
Indeed, I devoted the sole article the Yankees let fall from my two workboxes—a bunch of soutache—to the work.
A Confederate Girl's Diary|Sarah Margan Dawson
There are several kinds of braid, but the easiest to use is soutache, whether it is cotton or silk.
The Library of Work and Play: Needlecraft|Effie Archer Archer
The inner border round the oval medallion is worked in gold braid, and the outer one in blue soutache.
Beeton's Book of Needlework|Isabella Beeton

The outer border of the work is composed of a piece of black soutache, edged with a tiny trefoil pattern in cerise silk.
Beeton's Book of Needlework|Isabella Beeton

British Dictionary definitions for soutache

soutache

/ (suːˈtæʃ) /

noun

a narrow braid used as a decorative trimming

Word Origin for soutache

C19: from French, from Hungarian sujtas

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