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soutache

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A narrow braid often decorated with a herringbone pattern

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

a narrow braid used as a decorative trimming

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: braid, gold braid, braiding

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French soutache, from Hungarian sujtás (“ribbon, braid”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: гайтан (gajtan) — narrow braid
  • Finnish: sutaasi — narrow braid
  • Hungarian: sujtás — narrow braid
  • Polish: sutasz — narrow braid
  • Serbo-Croatian: šujtaš — narrow braid
  • Ottoman Turkish: خرج (harc) — narrow braid