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soutache

[ soo-tash; French soo-tash ]
/ suˈtæʃ; French suˈtaʃ /

noun

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

Words nearby soutache

souse, soused, souslik, sousse, soustelle, soutache, soutane, soutenu, souter, souterrain, south

Origin of soutache

1855–60; < French: braid of a hussar's shako < Hungarian sujtás flat braid for trimming
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Examples from the Web for soutache

  • 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

  • You are all plain one minute, and the next you are all soutache and buttons.

    Potash &amp; Perlmutter|Montague Glass

  • 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

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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