openwork
any kind of work, especially ornamental, as of embroidery, lace, metal, stone, or wood, having a latticelike nature or showing openings through its substance.
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How to use openwork in a sentence
It has an openwork silver handle and guard; the blade sheathed in a white scabbard, which is silver-mounted.
The False Chevalier | William Douw LighthallIt is not repoussé, but is cut in openwork of intricate pattern in which the Swastika is the principal motif.
The Swastika | Thomas WilsonMiss Eunice, I wish you'd teach her that pretty openwork stitch you do so handy.
A Little Girl in Old Salem | Amanda Minnie DouglasSome openwork minarets dominate them—white spots above the prevailing dullness.
Egypt (La Mort De Philae) | Pierre LotiIn the centre of the low wide common room, mounted on a concrete box, was a big openwork basket of wrought iron.
The Glory of The Coming | Irvin S. Cobb
British Dictionary definitions for openwork
/ (ˈəʊpənˌwɜːk) /
ornamental work, as of metal or embroidery, having a pattern of openings or holes
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