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MACRAME

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A relatively coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cordsplay

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:

Make knotted patternsplay

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)

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