chainwork

[cheyn-wurk]

noun

any decorative product, handiwork, etc., in which parts are looped or woven together, like the links of a chain.

Origin of chainwork

First recorded in 1545–55; chain + work

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Examples from the Web for chain-work

Historical Examples of chain-work

The men who were seated in various parts of the chain-work, giving it its first coat of paint, were like captive insects.
Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829.
Hermann Pckler-Muskau
These are to be laid or stuck on little joins in the chain-work, or clasps, or swivel hinges, where soldering is required.
The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852
Various
One took the scaffolds in hand accordingly, and the other the chain-work, so that both were put in progress.
Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3)
S. Spooner
He had a spear, the handle of which weighed three hundred shekels, and a breastplate of chain-work, and a sword.
The Antiquities of the Jews
Flavius Josephus
The capitals of these were of the richest workmanship, with net-work, chain-work, and pomegranates.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1
Various