fretworknoun [ U ]
uk/ˈfret.wɜːk/us/ˈfret.wɝːk/decorative open patterns especially cut out of wood or metal or made in embroidery
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Crafts
- artificer
- artisan
- artisanal
- arts and crafts
- artsy-craftsy
- craftsmanship
- craftswoman
- emboss
- engrave
- engraver
- handcrafted
- handicraft
- handiwork
- inlay
- macramé
- straw
- tjanting tool
- tritik
- weave
- wicker
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Examples from literature
- His delicate fretwork tea-tables are a delight, with their fretwork cupboards and carving.
- Since I saw the above I have examined hundreds of these swords, but have never been able to discover how the gold plates were inlaid in the fretwork.
- The spire is of open fretwork, and the sun shines through it.
- There was no mistaking the gold-lined fretwork cut in the thickness of the blade.
- There were splendid pillars of teak, marble tigers and marble fretwork beneath, with much glittering colouring around.