macramé

macramé
also macrame noun Etymology: French or Italian; French macramé, from Italian macramè, from Turkish makrama napkin, towel, from Arabic miqrama coverlet Date: 1865 a coarse lace or fringe made by knotting threads or cords in a geometrical pattern; also the art of tying knots in patterns

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  • Macrame — Macramé Eulen Tischdeckenauflage Macramé (deutsche Schreibweise Makramee) bezeichnet eine aus dem Orient kommende Knüpftechnik zur Herstellung von Ornamenten oder …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • macramé — [mak′rə mā΄] n. [Fr < It macrame < Turk makrama, napkin < Ar miqramah, a veil] a coarse fringe or lace of thread or cord knotted in designs, used for decorating furniture, pillows, etc.: also macramé lace …   English World dictionary

  • Macrame — Mac ra*me, n. 1. the art of tying knots in patterns. [PJC] 2. a coarse lace, made by weaving and knotting cords; {macrame lace}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • macrame — MACRAMÉ, s.n. v. macrameu. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  macraméu s. n. (sil. cra ), art. macraméul; pl. macraméuri Trimis de siveco, 15.03.2009. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  MACRAMÉ s.m …   Dicționar Român

  • macrame — (n.) 1869, from Fr. macramé, from Turk. maqrama towel, napkin, from Arabic miqramah embroidered veil …   Etymology dictionary

  • macrame — macramé (izg. makramȇ) m DEFINICIJA 1. umijeće uzlanja, vezivanja konopa, kreativna tehnika prepletanja i stvaranja čvorova u dekorativne svrhe; podrijetlom iz Arabije 2. meton. sam proizvod takvog uzlanja ETIMOLOGIJA fr. ← tal. macrame: vrsta… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • macramé — (Del fr. macramé). 1. m. Tejido hecho con nudos más o menos complicados, que se asemeja al encaje de bolillos. 2. Hilo con que se prepara este tejido …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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