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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : oh-puh n-wurk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ pənˌwɜrk |
Definition of openwork
- As in lace : noun netted material
- As in lattice : noun mesh, trellis
- As in net : noun mesh, web
- Openwork in relief, when elaborated and minute in all its parts.
- Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
- There is an openwork balustrade which surrounds the platform of the bell tower.
- Extract from : « Notre-Dame de Paris » by Victor Hugo
- His trousers were gray rayon, and his footgear was openwork sandals.
- Extract from : « The Golden Skull » by John Blaine
- Her openwork stockings were drawn so tight that the skin there also gleamed white.
- Extract from : « A Bed of Roses » by W. L. George
- It is surmounted by a crown wrought in openwork and of a fine effect.
- Extract from : « Rouen, It's History and Monuments » by Thodore Licquet
- The chapel is quite unenclosed, except by an openwork balustrade of marble, on which the carving looks very ancient.
- Extract from : « Passages From the French and Italian Notebooks, Volume 2 » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The result was an openwork pattern heavily encrusted with beautiful fine embroidery.
- Extract from : « The Land of Footprints » by Stewart Edward White
- The walls are mostly crowned with an openwork finish made by a simple arrangement of the bricks which is most effective.
- Extract from : « The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton » by Mrs. Russell Barrington
- She was quite shaking with the excitement, and pulled at her openwork mitts with smiling expectancy.
- Extract from : « Patsy » by S. R. Crockett
- Through the openwork of the shaft Brett watched as the elevator car rose, greasy cables trembling and swaying.
- Extract from : « It Could Be Anything » by John Keith Laumer
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