basketwork
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of basketwork
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
The bag usually carried by gins was neatly wove in basketwork and composed of a wiry kind of rush.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Mitchell, Thomas
Used for barrel hoops, basketwork, cabinetwork and interior of houses.
From Seasoning of Wood by Wagner, J. B. (Joseph Bernard)
In cane and basketwork they are particularly neat and expert; as well as in mats, of which some kinds are much prized for their extreme fineness and ornamental borders.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William
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