Meaning & use
rickrack
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A flat, zigzag-shaped braid or trim used to decorate the edges of clothing and other fabric items.
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She sewed a strip of red rickrack along the hem of the apron.
Vintage dresses from the 1950s often featured colorful rickrack trim.
A note on using this word
The reduplicated name mimics the zigzag shape of the trim itself, a pattern of alternating ricks and racks.
Words with a similar meaning
braidtrim
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