mizuhiki

English

Etymology

From Japanese 水引 (mizuhiki, “decorative cord”).

Noun

mizuhiki (uncountable)

1. Japanese cord made from paper and used to decorate gifts.
   • 1964, Nihon Yunesuko Kokunai Iinkai, Japan: It's Land, People, and Culture‎^[1], page 758:

     This is tied with the mizuhiki, a type of paper-twine, and a folded piece of paper called noshi is attached to the upper right-hand corner.

   • 1993, Joy Hendry, Wrapping Culture: Politeness, Presentation and Power in Japan and Other Societies‎^[2], pages 15-16:

     In fact the string colors may indicate further divisions in types of gifts. According to Ekiguchi, this mizuhiki (Fig. 1.5), as it is called in Japanese, comes in eight different combinations of colors.

2. Handicraft or artwork made from Japanese paper cord or similar material.
   • 2006 July 28, Chad Pata, “Apolo Ohno’s Golden Years”, in Midweek‎^[3]:

     At a recent fundraiser for Nikkei Concerns, Ohno and his father Yuki received this ‘mizuhiki’ artwork by Haruko Shimizu

   • 2014 November 25, Carol Duvall, “How to Make a Mizuhiki Christmas Tree Card”, in HGTV‎^[4], archived from the original on 4 October 2017:

     Follow these instructions by Karen Thomas to learn how to make a mizuhiki Christmas tree card.

See also

• mizuhiki-maku

Japanese

Romanization

mizuhiki

1. Rōmaji transcription of みずひき