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rickrack

noun

variants or ricrac

Definition of rickrack

as in stripe

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Recent Examples of rickrack 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 Use lengths of black rickrack to cover the drawing, attaching it with hot- glue. — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2022

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The Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 led three runners to historic highs in London, with Sabastian Sawe — the race’s men’s winner — and fellow three-stripes athlete Yomif Kejelcha both breaking the sub-2-hour marathon barrier for the first time.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026
Governments across Europe of every political stripe are tightening integration rules.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of stripe

Noun

The exterior of the sculpture is adorned with synthetic braids, a fundamental material with Peacock, for whom braiding is a metaphor for relation, an embrace, irreducible intimacy.

— Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
Her beauty look, with gleaming skin and braids pulled back neatly, was similarly unfussy.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of braid

Noun

By roasting the brussels sprouts snuggled into a blanket of grated Parmesan cheese, the cheese melts into a crispy, frico-like sheet that clings onto the sprouts, surrounding them in a lace-like halo.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026
Ines De Ramon stepped onto the London red carpet in a sheer lace gown on Friday night accompanied by boyfriend Brad Pitt.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of lace

Noun

While both goddess braids and boho braids are knotless styles with loose human or synthetic curls braided into some or all of the plaits, the amount of loose hair and where it’s placed is usually what’s up for debate.

— Eden Stuart, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026
Her glossy hair, braided into two plaits, hung down over her shoulders in a style unusual for young girls these days.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

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