fretwork
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8.7
- noun
- /ˈfrɛtˌwɜrk/
- Specialized
:
trabajo de fret
- The shops are faced with a broad fretwork richly gilded, and the long perpendicular signs are ornamentally lettered with large black characters.
- fretwork design
- fretwork pattern
Examples
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Each steamy breath evaporates into stillness, and the stars shine through a fretwork of branches.
Blog text (29) -
We are looking over Tom's shoulder as he waits in the rain in front of a large oak doorway with wrought-iron fretwork.
Fiction book (1990) -
Very pretty, this fretwork.
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She came to the Singing Bridge, whose open iron fretwork made the car tires hum when they passed over.
Fiction book (1990) -
Nikita Khrushchev ordered to remove the original fretwork from its ceilings and paintings from the rooms.
Blog text (19) -
The Abbe depressed one of the little lozenges in the bookcase fretwork.
Fiction book (1992) -
The ornate fretwork on the ceiling added an elegant touch to the room's decor.
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The carpenter showcased his skills by creating intricate fretwork designs in the wooden furniture.
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As she entered the historic building, she admired the beautiful fretwork around the windows and doors.
Synonyms
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3.3
A pattern or picture used to decorate a surface
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5.1
A frame of crossed bars that makes a screen or barrier
3
5.6
A frame of crossed wood or metal pieces that makes a pattern and supports plants
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9.2
A horizontal band of carved or painted decoration on a building wall
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8.0
Decorative work with a pattern of holes like lace
A decorative border of repeating straight lines
A repeating design of vertical and horizontal lines that people use to decorate buildings and objects
A structure made of thin wooden strips used to support or decorate
A decorative band along the top of walls and columns decorated with carved or painted scenes
How Ornate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fretwork comes from an older use of fret meaning 'ornament', so think of 'fretting' as cutting many thin, repeating shapes into wood or metal. That's why fretwork means the delicate, cut patterns you see on doors, railings, and furniture.