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Meanings of
fretwork
in inglés
catalán
calat
español
greca
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Framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal.
lattice
latticework
español
greca
Synonyms
Examples for "
lattice
"
lattice
latticework
Examples for "
lattice
"
1
The windows were glazed in
lattice
panes of leadwork, hung in casements.
2
He saw the
lattice
giving to the frantic clawing of the hyenas.
3
The blow sent him back against the open
lattice
of the booth.
4
Presently it tried the strength of the
lattice
with its great talons.
5
One after the other, they darted through the
lattice
into the chamber.
1
I pressed it, peering through the iron
latticework
at the stately court.
2
The servants showed me through the rotting
latticework
doors to my chambers.
3
Birds clucked and squawked as they arrowed through the
latticework
of branches.
4
Giselle knots her fingers into the iron
latticework
that guards the mezzanine.
5
Back support came in the form of red nylon
latticework
strapping.
Usage of
fretwork
in inglés
1
One of the most beautiful examples of Chippendale's
fretwork
tea-tables in existence.
2
There, behind the ornamental
fretwork
that crests this thing, are some boxes.
3
A fifth small group of designs is carved in the form of
fretwork
.
4
Greek suggestion in Corinthian columns and
fretwork
and frieze around rotunda.
5
His delicate
fretwork
tea-tables are a delight, with their
fretwork
cupboards and carving.
6
There was no mistaking the gold-lined
fretwork
cut in the thickness of the blade.
7
The towers are of open
fretwork
,
and in excellent preservation.
8
There was a commotion behind the
fretwork
of the palace.
9
No passion of
fretwork
,
or pinnacle whatever, I said, is in this Pisan pulpit.
10
He was rattling the wire
fretwork
,
impatiently, loudly, when the partition door swung open.
11
The staircases and railings and
fretwork
are elegant and complex.
12
But if the vocals are tentative, his
fretwork
makes up for it in eloquence.
13
Scalloped barge-boards and simple
fretwork
along the porch eaves gave the little house some charm.
14
That had a
fretwork
of gold at its base.
15
Whilst Easton was asleep, Slyme had been downstairs in the kitchen, making a
fretwork
frame.
16
Their doorways and deep-set windows were framed with carved
fretwork
and pillars of ancient design.
Other examples for "fretwork"
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fretwork
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
delicate fretwork
carve fretwork
adorn with fretwork
amateur fretwork
arched fretwork
More collocations
Translations for
fretwork
catalán
calat
español
greca
Fretwork
through the time
Fretwork
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common