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openwork

[ oh-puhn-wurk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any kind of work, especially ornamental, as of embroidery, lace, metal, stone, or wood, having a latticelike nature or showing openings through its substance.

openwork

/ ˈəʊpənˌwɜːk /

ornamental work, as of metal or embroidery, having a pattern of openings or holes

First recorded in 1590–1600; open + work

It has an openwork silver handle and guard; the blade sheathed in a white scabbard, which is silver-mounted.

It is not repoussé, but is cut in openwork of intricate pattern in which the Swastika is the principal motif.

Miss Eunice, I wish you'd teach her that pretty openwork stitch you do so handy.

Some openwork minarets dominate them—white spots above the prevailing dullness.

In the centre of the low wide common room, mounted on a concrete box, was a big openwork basket of wrought iron.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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