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rickrack

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rick·rack  (rkrk)
n.
A flat narrow braid woven in zigzag form, used as a trimming for clothing or curtains.
[Reduplication of rack.]
rickrack, ricrac [ˈrɪkˌræk]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a zigzag braid used for trimming
[dissimilated reduplication of rack1]
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Noun1.rickrack - a narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming
ricrac
passementerie, trim, trimming - a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"
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rickrack
n no pl (US) → Zickzackbordüre f
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Schenck & Varner by Mississippi Magazine
Many of those rickrack dresses were made from bandanna fabric rather than heavier or more costly material, Silver said.
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