rickrack

or ric·rac

[ rik-rak ]
/ ˈrɪkˌræk /

noun

a narrow, zigzag braid or ribbon used as a trimming on clothing, linens, etc.

Origin of rickrack

1880–85, Americanism; gradational reduplication of rack1

Words nearby rickrack

Example sentences from the Web for rickrack

  • Maybe they'll tell us what their rickrack political platform is, too!

    The Co-Citizens |Corra Harris

British Dictionary definitions for rickrack

rickrack

ricrac

/ (ˈrɪkˌræk) /

noun

a zigzag braid used for trimming

Word Origin for rickrack

C20: dissimilated reduplication of rack 1