tatting

Plural: tattings

Noun

• A form of delicate handmade lace created with knots.
• needlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttle
• the act or art of making handmade lace
• A form of looped and knotted lace needlework made from a single thread.
• The art of making such lace.

Verb

• make lacework by knotting or looping
• present participle and gerund of tat

Examples

• The intricate network of words resembled fine tatting on the Scrabble board.

Synonyms

intertwine, lace making, tat

Related Words

tat