fancywork
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fancywork
Example Sentences
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How well the role’s vocal fancywork will suit her voice in the big house remains to be seen, but one way or the other, she instantly becomes a part of Met history.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2011
But does she ever indulge in coloratura fancywork, complete with interpolated high C’s and D’s and all manner of elaborate embellishments.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2011
As in most such recorded assemblies of fancywork, the display is more evident than the drama.
From Time Magazine Archive
The style was called rococo�itself an onomatopoeic image of the art �from the French word rocaille, meaning fancywork in rocks and shells.
From Time Magazine Archive
She looked most attractive, her small smooth head bent over some sort of fancywork.
From The Gray Dawn by White, Stewart Edward
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