fancywork
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fancywork
Example Sentences
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How well the role’s vocal fancywork will suit her voice in the big house remains to be seen, but one way or the other, she instantly becomes a part of Met history.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2011
But does she ever indulge in coloratura fancywork, complete with interpolated high C’s and D’s and all manner of elaborate embellishments.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2011
As in most such recorded assemblies of fancywork, the display is more evident than the drama.
From Time Magazine Archive
In London the iron railings in front of the American Embassy are getting a fresh coat of paint and gold trimmings, fancywork denied even to Buckingham Palace since 1939.
From Time Magazine Archive
The rich powers of her young womanhood longed for occupation, but she could never hypnotize herself with "fancywork."
From The Crux by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
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