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Webster 1913 Edition
Openwork
O′pen-workˊ
,Noun.
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.
2.
(Mining)
A quarry; an open cut.
Raymond.
Definition 2024
openwork
openwork
See also: open-work
English
openwork embroidery
porcelaine openwork
Noun
openwork (countable and uncountable, plural openworks)
- Any of several forms of metalwork or needlework having decorative openings.
- (mining) A quarry; an open cut.
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Translations
metalwork or needlework having decorative openings
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