variants
or ricrac
: a flat braid woven to form zigzags and used especially as trimming on clothing
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On Instagram, Sevigny started sharing photos of herself in pieces that would be available: a plaid Versace jumper dress, a patchwork faux-fur Supreme coat, a vintage apron dress with rickrack trim, and multiple pieces from her Opening Ceremony collections from 2015 and 2019.
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Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 May 2023
Add a festive touch to the table with these red dinner napkins with a charming rickrack trim.
—Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 17 Jan. 2023
The collection, which came out earlier this summer, included formal pieces such as black peak lapel tuxedo jackets with grosgrain ribbon ties and a white pajama set with white rickrack detail.
—Marisa Meltzer, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
This pack of three is is playfully trimmed with wavy rickrack that will instantly brighten up any tablescape ahead of holiday dinner parties.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 14 Nov. 2022
Photocopy pictures, glue them to silver paper, and frame them with rickrack and other trims to turn your Christmas tree into a family scrapbook.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2022
To make Rickrack Bats Pumpkins: Cut a length of extra-large black rickrack to create a bat shape.
—Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2022
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Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 May 2023
Add a festive touch to the table with these red dinner napkins with a charming rickrack trim.
—Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 17 Jan. 2023
The collection, which came out earlier this summer, included formal pieces such as black peak lapel tuxedo jackets with grosgrain ribbon ties and a white pajama set with white rickrack detail.
—Marisa Meltzer, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
This pack of three is is playfully trimmed with wavy rickrack that will instantly brighten up any tablescape ahead of holiday dinner parties.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 14 Nov. 2022
Photocopy pictures, glue them to silver paper, and frame them with rickrack and other trims to turn your Christmas tree into a family scrapbook.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2022
To make Rickrack Bats Pumpkins: Cut a length of extra-large black rickrack to create a bat shape.
—Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2022
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“Rickrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rickrack. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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rickrack
noun
rick·rack
variants
or ricrac
: a flat braid woven to form zigzags and used especially as trimming on clothing
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