openwork
nounOrnamental or structural work, as of embroidery or metal, having many openings, usually in set patterns.
nounAny work, especially ornamental work, so made or manufactured as to show openings through its substance; specifically, fancy work done with thread of different kinds, such as knitting, netting, lace, and many kinds of embroidery; decoration of the simplest sort made with small openings set in regular patterns.
nounIn fortification, a work or fortification which is not protected at the gorge by a parapet or otherwise.
nounIn mining, a place where mining or quarrying is done open to the air, or uncovered by rock or earth. Also called
Anything so constructed or manufactured (in needlework, carpentry, metal work, etc.) as to show openings through its substance; work that is perforated or pierced.
nounA quarry; an open cut.
nounAny of several forms of
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ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings