macramé

Noun

A form of decorative textile made by knotting and weaving.

Verb

To create textiles using the macramé technique.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmækɹəˌmeɪ/

Etymology

1865, borrowed from French macramé, from Italian macramè, from Ottoman Turkish مقرمه (makrame), from Arabic مِقْرَمَة (miqrama, “ornamental fringe, embroidered veil”), from مِقْرَم (miqram, “bedspread”), from قَرَمَ (qarama, “to gnaw”), from Proto-Semitic *q-r-m.

Synonyms

macrame

Translations

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Makramee

makreme

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