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openwork [ˈəʊpənˌwɜːk] n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) ornamental work, as of metal or embroidery, having a pattern of openings or holes ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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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. There is an openwork balustrade which surrounds the platform of the bell tower. 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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