openwork

How To Use openwork In A Sentence

• Each is a large openwork steel construction with a two-part structure consisting of a hefty table-height base supporting a second, somewhat larger element, which rises to a level slightly above our heads.
• However, this cannot be verified because in England hard-stone boxes encased in an openwork gold frame did not have to be hallmarked if the amount of stone exceeded the amount of gold.
• Hence the sharp-silhouette, "aerodynamic" form of the tall building and the sculpted figures of the heroic airmen crowning seven openwork arches, perpendicular to the main facade and comprising a distinctive portal. Gothic Stalinist Soviet Skyscrapers
• It's used to create decorative openwork stitching on tightly woven fabrics such as linen and fine batiste.
• The openwork piece will be about 3 metres in height and it is based on the Boor trees at Boor Tree Lane, which runs at the end of the park, along by the river.
• And if you peer between the razzle-dazzle of jewels to the metalwork, you find a wealth of design and technique, from engraving to damascene gold to the openwork carving on two 17th-century ceremonial maces. Glories of Gift-Giving Diplomacy
• It is shaped of metal openwork, so that one can see into and through every facet of the figure. Rabbi Arthur Waskow: Modern Prophet: An Interview with Tony Kushner
• To allow the heat of the burning charcoal inside to escape, the artist has cleverly used openwork on some of the stitching, flower, and leaf motifs.
• Ewers and vases often combine unusual elements: eccentrically shaped openwork handles and covers on bulbous bodies with flaring, tapering, or segmented necks inspired by Near Eastern shapes.
• Motifs that work better for paper embroidery include openwork designs, redwork and quilting motifs.