Riempie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹɪmpi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Riempie is a noun meaning (South Africa) A strip of worked leather, especially as used to form crisscrossed patterns on the back of chairs etc.
Meaning
(South Africa) A strip of worked leather, especially as used to form crisscrossed patterns on the back of chairs etc.
More Meanings
- (South Africa) Made of or featuring crisscrossed leather strips.
Example Sentences
But back on the farm he submitted obediently to the routine of his parents: morning prayers, evening prayers – reading from his father's Dutch Bible, singing, kneeling at the riempie chairs until one's knees were aching […].
Word Forms
- riempies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include strap, rand, parfleche, runner, rickrack, lappie.
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