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

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strapwork

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

From The Guardian ● Oct. 6, 2010

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 Walter Crum Watson

This latter may be of various types, such as flowers, foliage, figures, animals, geometrical forms, interlacing strapwork, quatrefoils, &c., &c.; perhaps several of these motifs may be combined together in the same design.

From Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving by Grace Christie

Most elaborate of all is the barrel vault, where each coffer is filled with round or square panels surrounded with strapwork.

From Portuguese Architecture by Walter Crum Watson

These support the main entablature whose cornice and frieze are enriched, the one with egg and tongue and with dentils, and the other with strapwork and with leaves.

From Portuguese Architecture by Walter Crum Watson