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MACRAME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A relatively coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("macrame" is a kind of...):
lace (a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns)
Derivation:
macrame (make knotted patterns)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
macrame a plant holder
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "macrame" is one way to...):
knot (make into knots; make knots out of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They macrame the cape
Derivation:
macrame (a relatively coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords)