Macramé
/ˈmækɹəˌmeɪ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A form of decorative textile made by knotting and weaving. countable, uncountable
"Robby is contemplating macramé."
Verb
- 1 To create textiles using the macramé technique.
Example
More examples"Robby is contemplating macramé."
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.