macramé
/ˈmækɹəˌmeɪ/
macramé noun: a form of decorative textile made by knotting and weaving.
Noun
macramé (countable and uncountable, plural macramés)
- A form of decorative textile made by knotting and weaving.
- Robby is contemplating macramé.2020 October 19, Thunderbox Entertainment, Tsuro - The Game of The Path
Verb
macramé (third-person singular simple present macramés, present participle macraméing, simple past and past participle macraméed or macraméd)
- To create textiles using the macramé technique.
macramé meaning in Persian
macramé in Persian
- textile
- مکرمه makrame
Forms of macramé
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | macramés |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | macramés |
| present participle | macraméing |
| past participle | macraméed |
| past | macraméed |
| past participle | macraméd |
| past | macraméd |
Origin of macramé
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.
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Questions about macramé
- What does macramé mean?
- Macramé means a form of decorative textile made by knotting and weaving.
- What is macramé in Persian?
- Macramé in Persian is مکرمه (makrame). See Macramé meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is macramé?
- Macramé can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce macramé?
- Macramé is pronounced /ˈmækɹəˌmeɪ/.
- What is the plural of macramé?
- The plural of macramé is macramés.
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