openwork

See also: open-work

English

openwork embroidery
porcelaine openwork

Alternative forms

Etymology

open + work

Pronunciation

Noun

openwork (countable and uncountable, plural openworks)

  1. Any of several forms of metalwork or needlework having decorative openings.
  2. (mining) A quarry; an open cut[1].

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References

  1. 1881, Rossiter W. Raymond, A Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms

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