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UK
/fɹˈɛtwɜːk/
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NOUN
- framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
How To Use fretwork In A Sentence
- His metrical movements are full of the same joy in "fretwork" effects -- verse-rhythm and sense-rhythm constantly crossing where the reader expects them to coincide. [ Robert Browning
- We bring eight hand-operated fretsaws and all the materials so people can make a piece of fretwork that they then take home.
- Granted, there's enough wicked fretwork and cool guitar noise throughout this record to both recall past glories and satiate those in need of a modern rock fix.
- There will also be a show of local crafts including fretwork, crystal glass, embroidery, dancing costumes, placemats, potted plants, flowers, and taxidermy.
- Chinoiserie chandeliers and pelmets, fretwork cornices, and ‘India’ wallpaper further ornamented the room, creating a splendid and exotic gardenlike setting.
- And traditional Indian fretwork has been given a modern twist; while the technique used to create it is centuries old, Saini's bold geometric designs are wholly contemporary.
- At either end of the sofa there was a comfortable back rest, but the middle was comprised entirely of open, carved fretwork, which would be near impossible to lean against.
- Particularly notable are an early nineteenth-century Windsor armchair with an elaborate fretwork back and a rare early eighteenth-century silver tankard.
- A twisting stair led to the upper chamber, all white-painted iron fretwork. THE GREENSTONE GRAIL: THE SANGREAL TRILOGY ONE
- Many of the surviving fretwork clock cases have a ‘Gothic’ architectural appeal.