Agbada Word Search
Free Agbada word search. We picked 12 themed words — its fabrics, its layers, and the occasions it is worn for — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: AGBADA, BUBA, GELE, CUFFS, WAISTBEAD, ASOOKE, GEORGE, ANKARA, BROCADE, DAMASK, ADIRE, BATIK.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Agbada word list, defined
- CUFFS /kʌfs/ · noun
- Cuffs are the folded or fastened ends of a sleeve at the wrist, or the thick bands of fabric forming those ends; as a plural noun, it most often refers to the turned-back ends of shirt or jacket sleeves. It can also refer to handcuffs in informal usage, though that sense is usually expressed by the single word 'cuffs' in phrases like 'in cuffs'. Related: manacles, handcuffs, shackles.
- BROCADE /brəˈkeɪd/ · noun
- A rich, heavy fabric woven with a raised pattern, typically of silk interwoven with gold or silver thread. It can also refer to the act or process of weaving such a patterned fabric. Related: damask, tapestry, jacquard, velvet.
- DAMASK /ˈdæm.əsk/ · noun
- A rich fabric of silk, linen, or wool woven with elaborate reversible patterns, originally made in the Middle East; also, a deep pink color or a variety of rose associated with Damascus. Related: brocade, jacquard, linen, tapestry.
- BATIK /ˈbætɪk/ · noun
- Batik is a cloth, traditionally from Indonesia, decorated by a wax-resist dyeing technique in which patterns are drawn in hot wax before the fabric is dyed; it also refers to the technique itself. Related: wax-resist dyeing, tie-dye, ikat.
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