macramé /məˈkrɑːmi 
, məˈkrɑːmeɪ / ▸ noun [mass noun] the art of knotting string in patterns to make decorative articles. ▪ [usually as modifier] articles made using macramé: spider plants dangled in macramé plant holders.
– ORIGIN mid 19th century: French, from Turkish makrama ‘tablecloth or towel’, from Arabic miqrama ‘bedspread’.
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