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Fretwork
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.
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Broader term 2
To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts o…
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The work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society.
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Narrower term 2
Latticework for supporting vines, etc.; an espalier; a trellis.
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A structure or frame of crossbarred work, or latticework, used for various purposes, as for screens or for supporting plants.
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A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting the tiles, plastering, etc. A…
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Synonym 2
Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin strips, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a window; -- called also latticework.
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Same as Lattice, n., 1.
oewn 2023
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