# macramé

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmækɹəˌmeɪ/

## Definitions
1. A form of decorative textile made by knotting and weaving.

## 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.

## Source
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