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é

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[ mak-ruh-mey ]

noun

  1. an elaborately patterned lacelike webbing made of hand-knotted cord, yarn, or the like, and used for wall decorations, hanging baskets, garments, accessories, etc.
  2. the technique or art of producing é.


verb (used with object)

éd or éed, éing.
  1. to make or produce using é:

    to é a wall hanging.

é

/ əˈɑːɪ /

noun

  1. a type of ornamental work made by knotting and weaving coarse thread into a pattern
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of é1

1865–70; < French < Italian è kind of fringe on hand towels < Turkish makrama napkin, face towel < Arabic miqrama embroidered coverlet
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of é1

C19: via French and Italian from Turkish makrama towel, from Arabic migramah striped cloth
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Example Sentences

Hill stripped four of those inherited chairs down to their frames and rewove them with water-resistant é in bright colors like lime and magenta.

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In the late ‘90s and Aughts, it was dubbed the Mommy Wars; the 2010s produced the “Lean In” backlash followed by Girlbosses pitted against college-educated women opting out of the rat race to sell macrame plant hangers on Etsy or whatever.

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Also, why are they pushing é bikini “resort wear” in February?

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“She lived in a hillside house with her dog, Arf, surrounded by books, record albums, plants and é.”

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So, in addition to the anger, there were a lot of caftans and macrame, and after the press left, they had custard flambé and they all set fire to their bras.”

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