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		Definition of macramé in English: macraménoun məˈkrɑːmiməˈkrɑːmeɪˈmækrəˌmeɪ mass noun1The art of knotting string in patterns to make decorative articles.  Example sentencesExamples -  Even without the benefit of macramé, retro seventies' disco chic never looked so hilariously square.
 -  Like rollerblading and macramé, parallel parking is something I just can't do.
 -  You know something's a trend when the most fashionable street in Islington, north London, opens a knitting shop, whose classes are booked out weeks in advance and whose clientèle is more Miu Miu than macramé.
 -  Crafty collars made of beaten metal, neckpieces of wood and macramé, great big pendants and crosses are all back from the wilderness.
 -  Three major mis-hits later, I wanted to give up golf and take up macramé.
 -  The humble string was used in different ways throughout, either literally or as a print, on what Neuman called ‘amusing daywear’ featuring macramé, screen-printed wool and canvas, fur and duffle.
 -  I mean, there are people on LJ who like macramé, for heaven's sake.
 -  The exhibition featured bobbin lace, patchwork and quilting, cross stitch, canvas work embroidery, macramé, and even miniature furniture.
 -  Family planning nurses will find they no longer believe in contraception and child pornography investigators will suddenly take up macramé.
 
 - 1.1usually as modifier Articles made using macramé.
 spider plants dangled in macramé plant holders  Example sentencesExamples -  The rustic chair and stools, the country-style ceramic pig cookie-jar on the counter, and the macramé shade over the table all contribute to this feeling of casual comfort.
 -  Invoke your inner hippie with macramé slouch belts, a fringed (another trend on to itself), embroidered piano shawl draped around your hips, or a tiered peasant skirt.
 -  Craft fairs, traditionally home of the blue rinse and middle classes, are often lacking in inspiration but inundated with macramé pots and patterned doilies.
 -  She caught his glance and smiled briefly, and looked back at Gertrude who was talking heatedly about embroidered doilies and macramé plant holders.
 -  Staring pointedly at her, Clark slaps his hand around the macramé bag on the counter and shoves it into Lynn's grasp.
 -  Women in rural areas are well known for their macramé hammocks and bags.
 -  Erica Jong cannot, as far as we know, be held responsible for white spandex or macramé pot holders.
 -  The knots in my back and shoulders are beginning to resemble a macramé rug…
 
  
 
 Origin   Mid 19th century: French, from Turkish makrama 'tablecloth or towel', from Arabic miqrama 'bedspread'. Rhymes   army, balmy, barmy, gourami, origami, palmy, pastrami, salami, smarmy, swami, tsunami, Yanomami    Definition of macramé in US English: macraménounˈmækrəˌmeɪˈmakrəˌmā 1The art of knotting cord or string in patterns to make decorative articles.  Example sentencesExamples -  I mean, there are people on LJ who like macramé, for heaven's sake.
 -  Like rollerblading and macramé, parallel parking is something I just can't do.
 -  Crafty collars made of beaten metal, neckpieces of wood and macramé, great big pendants and crosses are all back from the wilderness.
 -  Family planning nurses will find they no longer believe in contraception and child pornography investigators will suddenly take up macramé.
 -  The exhibition featured bobbin lace, patchwork and quilting, cross stitch, canvas work embroidery, macramé, and even miniature furniture.
 -  You know something's a trend when the most fashionable street in Islington, north London, opens a knitting shop, whose classes are booked out weeks in advance and whose clientèle is more Miu Miu than macramé.
 -  Even without the benefit of macramé, retro seventies' disco chic never looked so hilariously square.
 -  The humble string was used in different ways throughout, either literally or as a print, on what Neuman called ‘amusing daywear’ featuring macramé, screen-printed wool and canvas, fur and duffle.
 -  Three major mis-hits later, I wanted to give up golf and take up macramé.
 
 - 1.1usually as modifier Fabric or articles made by knotting cord in patterns.
 spider plants dangled in macramé plant holders  Example sentencesExamples -  Women in rural areas are well known for their macramé hammocks and bags.
 -  Craft fairs, traditionally home of the blue rinse and middle classes, are often lacking in inspiration but inundated with macramé pots and patterned doilies.
 -  She caught his glance and smiled briefly, and looked back at Gertrude who was talking heatedly about embroidered doilies and macramé plant holders.
 -  The rustic chair and stools, the country-style ceramic pig cookie-jar on the counter, and the macramé shade over the table all contribute to this feeling of casual comfort.
 -  Staring pointedly at her, Clark slaps his hand around the macramé bag on the counter and shoves it into Lynn's grasp.
 -  The knots in my back and shoulders are beginning to resemble a macramé rug…
 -  Invoke your inner hippie with macramé slouch belts, a fringed (another trend on to itself), embroidered piano shawl draped around your hips, or a tiered peasant skirt.
 -  Erica Jong cannot, as far as we know, be held responsible for white spandex or macramé pot holders.
 
  
 
 Origin   Mid 19th century: French, from Turkish makrama ‘tablecloth or towel’, from Arabic miqrama ‘bedspread’.     |