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trelliswork

trelliswork

6.2
A frame of crossed wood or metal strips that supports climbing plants
  • noun
  • /ˈtrɛlɪsˌwɜrk/
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  • The beautiful trelliswork in her garden supports various climbing roses.

Examples

  • They installed new trelliswork to help the ivy grow along the fence.

  • The old garden featured beautiful trelliswork covered in blooming wisteria.

  • Sunlight filtered through the intricate trelliswork onto the patio below.

  • The garden features beautiful trelliswork for climbing roses.

  • We installed a new trelliswork to support the vines.

  • They decorated the patio with trelliswork to encourage the vines to grow upwards.

  • We installed a wooden trelliswork along the fence to enhance the garden's appeal.

Synonyms

trellis
vstrelliswork
9 4.5

A frame of thin wood or metal bars that supports climbing plants

is more general and emphasizes interwoven strips and decoration
latticework
vstrelliswork
3 5.6

A frame of crossed wood or metal pieces that makes a pattern and supports plants

focuses on interwoven strips rather than geometric pattern
treillage
vstrelliswork
  • Specialized
9.9

A wooden or metal frame of crossed strips that supports climbing plants like roses

is the general interwoven support term rather than a formal word
lathwork
vstrelliswork
8.9

A structure made of thin wooden strips used to support or decorate

is mainly about supporting climbing plants and decorative use
trellising
vstrelliswork
5.5

A way to support climbing plants by training them to grow on a frame

refers to the built interwoven structure rather than the training process

How Complex

pergola
4 7.4
trelliswork
6.2
lattice
6 5.1
trellis
9 4.5

Surface Forms

trelliswork singular
trellisworks plural

Morphology

trelliswork = trellis + work (transparent) = trellis + work

The compound is directly formed from 'trellis' + 'work' and denotes work or crafted product made with or like a trellis, which is clear to learners.

Etymology

Trelliswork comes from trellis, an old French word for a 'lattice', and work, the same 'work' you see in woodwork or metalwork, meaning something 'made'. So, trelliswork is a made lattice, a criss-cross frame that holds climbing plants and decorates a garden.