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trelliswork

American  
[trel-is-wurk] / ˈtrɛl ɪsˌwɜrk /

noun

  1. latticework.


trelliswork British  
/ ˈtrɛlɪsˌwɜːk /

noun

    1. work or patterns of trellis; latticework

    2. ( as modifier )

      a trelliswork fence

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of trelliswork

First recorded in 1705–15; trellis + work

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Among the lesser-known artists represented in the exhibition are William de Leftwich Dodge, who painted his Long Island home’s lavish fountains, trelliswork and balustrades; and Maria Oakey Dewing, who meticulously portrayed her own pale roses.

From New York Times May 12, 2016

Gay New Orleans is a picturesque settlement full of old Creole atmosphere: French-Quarter houses with trelliswork balconies, a planter's mansion, the famous Absinthe House, a Sazerac bar.

From Time Magazine Archive

They sat on the broken abutment of the road and watched the river backing upon itself and coiling over the iron trelliswork.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

Through the trelliswork, over which they have so often strayed, they have seen, outside, the free soil, the promised land which they want to reach.

From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

But the girl soon stopped before a small gate, dimly visible in the gloom,—a gate of trelliswork, beyond which the lights of a dwelling could be seen.

From The Romance of the Milky Way And Other Studies & Stories by Hearn, Lafcadio

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