mizuhiki

Etymology

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

noun

  1. Japanese cord made from paper and used to decorate gifts.“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.”
  2. Handicraft or artwork made from Japanese paper cord or similar material.“At a recent fundraiser for Nikkei Concerns, Ohno and his father Yuki received this ‘mizuhiki’ artwork by Haruko Shimizu”