macramé

/ˈmækɹəˌmeɪ//məˈkɹɑːmi//məˈkɹɑːmeɪ/

noun

A form of decorative textile made by knotting and weaving.

OriginFrench macramé ← Italian macramè ← Ottoman Turkish مقرمه →
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Meanings

nounmacramé (countable and uncountable, plural macramés)

plural macramés

  1. countableuncountableA form of decorative textile made by knotting and weaving.

    Robby is contemplating macramé.

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verbmacramé (third-person singular simple present macramés, present participle macraméing, simple past and past participle macraméed or macraméd)

present singular third person macramés · participle present macraméing · participle past macraméed · past macraméed · participle past macraméd · past macraméd

  1. To create textiles using the macramé technique.

Origin

  1. Proto-Semitic*q-r-m
  2. Arabicمِقْرَمَة“ornamental fringe, embroidered veil”
  3. Ottoman Turkishمقرمه
  4. Italianmacramè
  5. Frenchmacramé
  6. Englishmacramé

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.

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Translations

Basque makrame
  • makrametextile
Bulgarian макраме
  • макраме (makrame)textile
Dutch macramé
  • macramétextile
Esperanto makrameo, makramo
  • makrameotextile
  • makramotextile
Finnish makramee
  • makrameetextile
French macramé
  • macramétextile
German Makramee
  • Makrameetextile
Hebrew מַקְרָמֶה
  • מַקְרָמֶה (makrame)textile
Hungarian makramé
  • makramétextile
Irish macraime
  • macraimetextile
Italian macramè
  • macramètextile
Persian مکرمه
  • مکرمه (makrame)textile
Polish makrama
  • makramatextile
Portuguese macramé
  • macramétextile
Russian макраме́
  • макраме́ (makramɛ́)textile
Spanish macramé
  • macramétextile
Swedish makramé
  • makramétextile
Turkish makreme
  • makremetextile
Ukrainian макраме
  • макраме (makrame)textile

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with macramé

tsunamiMurakamiSamiswamiorigamisalamiKwamebalmyumamipalmybramicablegamichiyogamifarmyIzanamikirigamilamé
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Cite this entry
APA

macramé. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macram%C3%A9

MLA

“macramé.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macram%C3%A9. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macramé,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macram%C3%A9.

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