Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ornamental trimming made by leaving a long fringe of thread and knotting the threads together so as to form geometrical patterns. Also called
knotted-bar work .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the art of tying knots in patterns.
- noun a coarse lace, made by weaving and knotting cords;
macrame lace .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
macramé .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make knotted patterns
- noun a relatively coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords
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Examples
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To be honest, every time I see the word macrame, I think of this Portland restaurant called the Daily Planet - a burger and fries kind of restaurant/pub - that has these huge macrame plant and light fixture things hanging from the ceiling all made of jute.
Fashion World of SL 2010
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Now, imagine how years of fry-cooking grease-laden air will affect that jute rope they are made of and what it may look like if seldom cleaned and you will get an idea why I only went there once and why the word macrame is terribly unappealing.
Fashion World of SL 2010
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July 24, 2008 at 8:05 am too peeps make a tie three peeps make a brayd moar than three sumtimez iz called a macrame
Dun wanna go to skool. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Years and years ago, in the dark ages when I was a young teenager, it was fashionable to fill your room with houseplants - spider plants, philodendron, ferns, ivy-green leggy things cradled in macrame hangars or tucked into brightly colored ceramic pots.
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I swear he has a macrame owl hanging in every one of his films.
Ben Stiller taps into his inner slacker in 'Greenberg' trailer | EW.com 2009
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If you encounter macrame, leave the practice, consult a soothsayer.
Ketone Deficiency Bill Yarrow 2011
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Here in the deepest, darkest corners, the roots are spreading, fine threads silvering the soil, a delicate macrame of pale tendrils and wet earth.
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Years and years ago, in the dark ages when I was a young teenager, it was fashionable to fill your room with houseplants - spider plants, philodendron, ferns, ivy-green leggy things cradled in macrame hangars or tucked into brightly colored ceramic pots.
Thriving 2009
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But where is the book explaining how to make the macrame plant holders?
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Or is it like macrame - full hitch & double half hitches
Many Morning Penny Goring 2011
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