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openwork

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o·pen·work  (pn-wûrk)
n.
Ornamental or structural work, as of embroidery or metal, containing numerous openings, usually in set patterns.
openwork [ˈəʊpənˌwɜːk]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) ornamental work, as of metal or embroidery, having a pattern of openings or holes
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Noun1.openwork - ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openingsopenwork - ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings
piece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"
Translations
openwork [ˈəʊpnwɜːk] N (Sew) → calado m, enrejado m
openwork
n (Sew) → Durchbrucharbeit f; (Archit) → Durchbruchmauerwerk nt
adj → durchbrochen
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Everything essential had already been done; feet, hands, necks, and ears washed, perfumed, and powdered, as befits a ball; the openwork silk stockings and white satin shoes with ribbons were already on; the hairdressing was almost done.
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May, they told him, was in the dining-room inspecting the mound of Jacqueminot roses and maidenhair in the centre of the long table, and the placing of the Maillard bonbons in openwork silver baskets between the candelabra.
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