Etymology
Origin of latticework
Example Sentences
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Filming in woods near Nara, and then in the Komyoji forest in Kyoto prefecture, Miyagawa created a latticework of sunlight with tree branches and leaves forming a living carpet of dappled shadows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
The imposing concrete structure, known as the Lower Busch Tank, shows signs of age, with a latticework of cracks across its facade and splintered wood ringing its upper rim.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025
They suggest that other factors, such as vibrations in the material's atomic latticework, must account for experimental results that make it look like the law does not apply.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023
These wooden structures have latticework that guides fish into an enclosed area during high tide, and then blocks their escape as the water ebbs.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 25, 2023
They passed through a bazaar in a cavernous building whose latticework ceiling was home to a thou-sand gaily colored birds.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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