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trelliswork

[ trel-is-wurk ]

trelliswork

/ ˈtrɛlɪsˌwɜːk /

noun

    1. work or patterns of trellis; latticework
    2. ( as modifier )

      a trelliswork fence

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trelliswork1

First recorded in 1705–15; trellis + work
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Example Sentences

They sat on the broken abutment of the road and watched the river backing upon itself and coiling over the iron trelliswork.

He is assiduous, building complex rhythmic trelliswork at breakneck speeds with a facility that’s tough to fathom.

Among the lesser-known artists represented in the exhibition are William de Leftwich Dodge, who painted his Long Island home’s lavish fountains, trelliswork and balustrades; and Maria Oakey Dewing, who meticulously portrayed her own pale roses.

The notable roster encompasses an 18th-century toile de Jouy invigorated by iris-purple as well as a hip 1970s trelliswork wallpaper reborn as a printed linen-cotton fabric in eye-catching canary-yellow.

He made a trelliswork behind which he attacked his foes, the string players.

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