Etymology

riempie

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Today it means: A strip of worked leather, especially as used to form crisscrossed patterns on the back of chairs etc. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Dutch riempje ← Afrikaans riempie
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  1. Afrikaans · derived fromriempie
  2. Dutch · derived fromriempje
  3. English todayriempie

From South African Dutch riempje, later Afrikaans riempie, diminutive form of riem.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A strip of worked leather, especially as used to form crisscrossed patterns on the back of chairs etc.
  • from 20th c. Made of or featuring crisscrossed leather strips.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.