sparterie
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
French sparterie, from Spanish esparto (“esparto”), Latin spartum from Ancient Greek σπάρτον (spárton, “rope, cable”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)təɹi
Noun[edit]
sparterie (uncountable)
- Articles made from esparto.
- 1804, The Lady's Magazine, Or, Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, volume 35:
- Some of these hats are of straw and silk, or sparterie and silk, striped on the sides […]
References[edit]
- “sparterie”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.