macramé
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈmækɹəˌmeɪ/ / /məˈkɹɑːmi/ / /məˈkɹɑːmeɪ/
noun
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.
- A form of decorative textile made by knotting and weaving.
“Robby is contemplating macramé.”
verb
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.
- To create textiles using the macramé technique.