Openwork

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Openwork \O"pen*work`\, n.
     1. Anything so constructed or manufactured (in needlework,
        carpentry, metal work, etc.) as to show openings through
        its substance; work that is perforated or pierced.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. (Mining) A quarry; an open cut. --Raymond.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  openwork
       n : ornamental work (such a embroidery or latticework) having a
           pattern of openings