strapwork

American  

[strap-wurk] / ˈstræpˌwɜrk /

Or strap-work

noun

Architecture.

1. a type of ornamentation imitating pierced and interlaced straps or bands, usually forming a geometric pattern.

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Etymology

Origin of strapwork

First recorded in 1750–60; strap ( def. ) + work ( def. )

Example Sentences

Not only is John Wayne pointing both guns at his assailants, but his strapwork is also exemplary.

From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2010

Just a little patch of strapwork in the middle of the waste.

From Mushroom Town by Onions, Oliver

A simple pediment rises above the four central figures, surmounted by a crucifix and containing a carving of a sun on a strapwork shield.

From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum

The architrave is unadorned, the frieze has corbels set in pairs, and between the pairs curious shields and strapwork, and the cornice is enriched with dentils, egg and tongue and modillions.

From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum

The inside is richer; the wooden ceiling is painted, the shallow chancel and the side chapels vaulted with barrel vaults, of which those in the chapels are enriched with elaborate strapwork.

From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum