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basketwork

American  
[bas-kit-wurk, bah-skit-] / ˈbæs kɪtˌwɜrk, ˈbɑ skɪt- /

noun

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


basketwork British  
/ ˈbɑːskɪtˌwɜːk /

noun

  1. another word for wickerwork

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of basketwork

First recorded in 1760–70; basket + work

Example Sentences

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On her two lofty basketwork masts, which looked like Eiffel Towers, the resourceful professor planned to rig square sails which would unfurl, furl at the touch of a button.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ochers and sharp abstractions of the Southwest desert dominate the region's basketwork and pottery.

From Time Magazine Archive

Medium-sized tree, very common, is more widely distributed than the Fraxinus Americana; the wood is not so hard, but is well suited for hoops and basketwork.

From Seasoning of Wood by Wagner, J. B. (Joseph Bernard)

In Fricktal a similar frame of basketwork is called the Whitsuntide Basket.

From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir

The boy took the glass to a big stone filter covered with basketwork, and filled the measure to the brim.

From The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)