grillwork
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of grillwork
Example Sentences
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The largest structure, a six-story building with dozens of broken windows, is sealed shut with rusting metal grillwork.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
At the request of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he promised to save the friezes, as well as some ornate grillwork that was around the building’s main entrance.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 23, 2019
The filigree of the facade panels was inspired by African-American grillwork in South Carolina and Louisiana, which had West-African roots.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2016
The filigree of the facade panels was inspired by African-American grillwork in South Carolina and Louisiana, which had West African roots.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2016
A guard rises to his post beyond an iron grillwork gate.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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