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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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Noun

The fish itself is shiny silver with vertical yellow stripes, so Sinot applied a shimmery silver shadow to Larsson's lids and added a bright canary yellow color to her inner corners and under her lower lashline.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 3 Aug. 2026
If solid polish isn’t your style, add a few layered stripes to the mix.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of stripe

Noun

Styling her loose hair in a braid, the model protected her eyes with a pair of goggles, leaving her massive diamond engagement ring at home.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 July 2026
Although braids wind their way into many different areas of science, from protein folding to string theory, simply cracking the century-old case was enough of a reward for the trio.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

Definition of braid

Noun

The long dress was covered in a layer of delicate lace and featured a sheer lace panel on the bottom of the skirt.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 2 Aug. 2026
Charlize Theron attended the Odyssey photo call in China wearing a black and silver gown with lace details by Givenchy by Sarah Burton.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

Definition of lace

Noun

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
Bobby’s is a flouncy skirt and a knotted shirt straight out of the early-aughts MTV Movie & TV Awards, and Elizabeth’s is a full-length dress made out of brown faux leather with a bunch of long plaits swinging off it.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026

Definition of plait

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