macramé en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /məˈkɹɑːmeɪ/
- /məˈkɹɑːmi/
- /ˈmækɹəˌmeɪ/
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| macramés | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (21)
fr macramé (textile) · eu makrame (textile) · eo makrameo (textile) · de Makramee (textile) · it macramè (textile) · uk макраме (textile) · pt macramé (textile) · sv makramé (textile) · nl macramé (textile) · ru макраме́ (textile) · eo makramo (textile) · es macramé (textile) · ga macraime (textile) · tr makreme (textile) · pl makrama (textile) · he מַקְרָמֶה (textile) · kk макраме (textile) · fi makramee (textile) · fa مکرمه (textile) · bg макраме (textile) · hu makramé (textile)