ma ‧ cra ‧ mé /məˈkrɑːmi $ ˌmækrəˈmeɪ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: Italian , from Turkish makrama 'towel' , from Arabic migramah 'decorated veil' ]
the art of tying string in patterns to make things
ma ‧ cra ‧ mé /məˈkrɑːmi $ ˌmækrəˈmeɪ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: Italian , from Turkish makrama 'towel' , from Arabic migramah 'decorated veil' ]
the art of tying string in patterns to make things
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012