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Definition of Fretwork
1. Noun. Framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal.
Generic synonyms: Framework
Terms within: Lath
Specialized synonyms: Treillage, Trellis
Definition of Fretwork
1. n. Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Hence, any minute play of light and shade, dark and light, or the like.
Definition of Fretwork
1. Noun. ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through with a fretsaw ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fretwork
1. ornamental work consisting of interlacing parts [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fretwork
Literary usage of Fretwork
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Introduction to the Study of North America Archaeology by Cyrus Thomas (1898)
"The peculiar feature of these structures which has attracted most attention is
the fretwork decoration of the Avails. These designs are all purely ..."
2. Barbizon Days: Millet, Corot, Rousseau, Barye by Charles Sprague Smith (1902)
"... the dark, grey trunks banded with light, and the forest roof, a fretwork of
green leaves and blue sky, with the sunlight burning through it all. ..."
3. The Cruise of the Marchesa to Kamschatka & New Guinea by Francis Henry Hill Guillemard (1889)
"... but on another fretwork FIGURE-HEADS, JOBI ISLAND. occasion we found a small
box containing the skeleton of a young child in a like situation. ..."
4. The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical by John Britton, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees, Thomas Hood, John Harris, Edward Wedlake Brayley (1813)
"The zigzag fretwork round the arch leading to the inner court is evidently of
Saxon architecture; and yet this was probably not the most antient entrance, ..."
5. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1874)
"... passing through chambers with fretwork ceilings of stalagmite and stalactite
columns which sparkled brilliantly with the reflected torch-light. ..."
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