riempie
See also: riempié
English edit
Etymology edit
From South African Dutch riempje, later Afrikaans riempie, diminutive form of riem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
riempie (plural riempies)
- (South Africa) A strip of worked leather, especially as used to form crisscrossed patterns on the back of chairs etc. [from 19th c.]
Adjective edit
riempie (not comparable)
- (South Africa) Made of or featuring crisscrossed leather strips. [from 20th c.]
- 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 79:
- 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 […].
Italian edit
Verb edit
riempie