English Explanatory Dictionary

macramé

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of decorative textile made by knotting and weaving.
verb
  1. To create textiles using the macramé technique.

Pronunciation

/ˈmækɹəˌmeɪ/ /məˈkɹɑːmi/ /məˈkɹɑːmeɪ/

Word forms

macramé macramés macraméing macraméed macraméd

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.

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