macramé
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macramé
- /ˈmækɹəˌmeɪ/
- /məˈkɹɑːmi/
- /məˈkɹɑːmeɪ/
Rhymes with -ɑːmi, -ɑːmeɪ
Where it comes from
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.
noun macramés
- A form of decorative textile made by knotting and weaving. Robby is contemplating macramé.
verb macramés · macraméing · macraméed · macraméd
- To create textiles using the macramé technique.
Translations
Talk about this word "macramé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/macram%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. macramé. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/macram%C3%A9 "macramé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/macram%C3%A9.Cite this
@misc{macrame_2026,
title = {macramé},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/macram%C3%A9},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
