trelliswork
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of trelliswork
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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
It was to be all in gold and silver beaten work—it should suggest a great piece of jewelry with its golden roses climbing on a trelliswork of silver.
From Four Short Stories By Emile Zola by Émile Zola
The sun was yet shining brightly, and his last rays darted their golden light through the iron bars and green trelliswork of the windows of the hacienda.
From The Tiger Hunter by Mayne Reid
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