Fretwork

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Ornamental work consisting of three-dimensional frets; geometric openwork.
  • n. Such ornamental work represented two dimensionally by chiaroscuro.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through with a fretsaw
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Hence, any minute play of light and shade, dark and light, or the like.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Ornamental work consisting of a series or combination of frets; ornamental work with interlacing parts; especially, work in which the design is formed by perforation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    framework   
    Hyponym
    treillage    trellis   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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