The name of this decorative art that uses rope or string comes from the Turkish word for "napkin"
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using hemp string, Celtic knots, Chinese history ...... Macram or macrame is the 
art of creating decorative fringe or lace from rope or twine ... or embroidered veil) 
were the source of the Turkish word makrama (meaning napkin... [DOC] [TLE] macram (knot) - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] French, from Italian macram, from Turkish makrama, towel, from Arabic miqrama
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