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Latticework

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A lattice or latticelike structure.

n. An open, crisscross pattern or weave.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A lattice or latticelike structure; interlacing laths or strips.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Same as lattice, n., 1.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A grating formed of crossing strips with small openings. Compare lattice, 1.

n. In embroidery, the outline of a lattice, done in outline-stitch on solid material, and employed as a background.

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

Word Usage

"Entwining momentum with sturdiness, chaos with order, its vortex of 42,000 tonnes of steel latticework is a marvel of imagination and engineering, one of the great new buildings in the world."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

framework

Variant

lattice

Hyponym

treillage trellis

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

grillwork handrail scrollwork coping corrugations