canework

[ keyn-wurk ]

noun

1. strips of cane that are interlaced and used in cane chairs or the like.

Word History and Origins

Origin of canework¹

First recorded in 1855–60; cane + work

Example Sentences

There was a bleat from the fragile canework.

From The Guardian

There was a bleat from the fragile canework.

From New York Times

Each sitter is allowed a space upon a divan of yellow canework.

From Project Gutenberg

They are also largely imported into Great Britain for canework.

From Project Gutenberg

A couple of brightly burning ship's lanterns suspended from the beams overhead, revealed the figures of a score of armed natives, seated with their backs to the canework walls of the room; midway between them and the young king were two seamen's chests, beside which crouched the half-naked, tatooed form or old Kanka.

From Project Gutenberg