basketwork

[ bas-kit-wurk, bah-skit- ]

/ ˈbæs kɪtˌwɜrk, ˈbɑ skɪt- /

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noun

objects, textiles, etc., made or woven in the manner of a basket; basketry; wickerwork; interwoven work.

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Origin of basketwork

First recorded in 1760–70; basket + work

Words nearby basketwork

basket-of-gold, basketry, basket star, basket weave, basketweaver, basketwork, Baskin, basking shark, bask in the sun, BASL, Basle

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How to use basketwork in a sentence

The patterns, usually copied from basketwork, show the source of the forms of the cups and vases.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, April 1900|Various
He therefore began to model rudely thin globular bowls with his own hands, dispensing with the aid of thongs or basketwork.
Falling in Love|Grant Allen
Amongst the Dyaks of Borneo, screens of basketwork are placed along a stream to prevent the fish escaping.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot
The basketwork boats mentioned by Herodotus as being used on the Tigris and Euphrates were round and covered with bitumen.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various

It is in shape somewhat like a backgammon dice-box, formed of basketwork, and covered with a piece of the skin of the tapir.
The Western World|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for basketwork

basketwork

/ (ˈbɑːskɪtˌwɜːk) /

noun

another word for wickerwork

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