riempie
UK/ˈɹɪmpi/
riempie noun: a strip of worked leather, especially as used to form crisscrossed patterns on the back of chairs etc.
Noun
riempie (plural riempies)
- A strip of worked leather, especially as used to form crisscrossed patterns on the back of chairs etc.
Adjective
riempie (not comparable)
- Made of or featuring crisscrossed leather strips.
- But back on the farm he submitted obediently to the routine of his parents: morning prayers, evening prayers – reading from his father's Dutch Bible, singing, kneeling at the riempie chairs until one's knees were aching […].1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 79
Forms of riempie
| plural | riempies |
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Origin of riempie
From South African Dutch riempje, later Afrikaans riempie, diminutive form of riem.
Words that rhyme with riempie
Questions about riempie
- What does riempie mean?
- Riempie means a strip of worked leather, especially as used to form crisscrossed patterns on the back of chairs etc.
- What part of speech is riempie?
- Riempie can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce riempie?
- Riempie is pronounced /ˈɹɪmpi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of riempie?
- The plural of riempie is riempies.
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