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Some take the form of a zig-zag, some a spiral, others a spiral in two directions, forming a trellis-like pattern, and others again are reeded vertically.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See by Bygate, Joseph E.
We see them in the figures given by Charnay, Stevens, and other explorers; and what is worthy of special notice in this connection is, that they sometimes consist of openwork or trellis-like figures.
Had I sat down behind that trellis-like wall as I intended, I shivered a little to think of my fate.
From The Man from the Clouds by Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer)
At two places near the mountain trail between Samoki and Tulubin is a trellis-like structure called “ko′-mĭs.”
From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest
In the fourteenth century French garden the gloriette was a sort of arbour, or trellis-like summer-house, garnished with vines and often perched upon a natural or artificial eminence.
From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by McManus, Blanche
