monogram
/ˈmɒnəɡram
/noun
A motif of two or more interwoven letters, typically a person’s initials, used to identify a personal possession or as a logo: a handkerchief with his monogram embroidered on one corner...
- Many couples include monograms or logos that are repeated other places in the wedding and reception as well.
- For a touch of elegance and personalization, embellish the pocket with an embroidered monogram or crest.
- Use strips of ribbon or braid to make a family monogram, or embroider it by hand or machine.
verb (monograms, monogramming, monogrammed) [with object]
Decorate with a monogram: Irish linen napkins monogrammed with the initials C.S. (as adjective monogrammed) monogrammed sheets...
- Other quick-change options include crocheted doilies, printed tea towels, monogrammed napkins, or hemmed fabric remnants.
- Her Portland, Oregon, home is full of the things she loves - peeling painted furniture, Mexican artifacts, architectural salvage, monogrammed French linens.
- Gliding around the courtroom in one of his deep-blue suits and white monogrammed shirts, Perri tells the jury that Aimes lied in his original statement to the police.
Derivatives
monogrammatic
Origin
Late 17th century: from French monogramme, from late Latin monogramma, from Greek.
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- take someone's point
- take someone's word (for it)
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- take someone to law
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- take someone to the woodshed
- take someone up
- take someone up on
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- take something amiss
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