basketwork

[ bas-kit-wurk, bah-skit- ]

noun

1. objects, textiles, etc., made or woven in the manner of a basket; basketry; wickerwork; interwoven work.

basketwork

/ ˈbɑːskɪtˌwɜːk /

noun

1. another word for wickerwork

Word History and Origins

Origin of basketwork¹

First recorded in 1760–70; basket + work

Example Sentences

I stood with her as she smoked a chopstick-thin Vogue cigarette under the stadium’s basketwork.

From The New Yorker

Frey says he will have more flexibility to buy materials like leather to use in his basketwork.

From Washington Times

But it did not mention the jobs being created in alternatives, such as labour-intensive basketwork, which provides work for the rural poor.

From BBC

That was a classic Soviet bowl; its replacement, where work began in 2015 after the old ground’s demolition, looks very different and its exterior design is intended to resemble basketwork.

From The Guardian

Basketwork eels have large but very weak jaws and have to wait for a shark to visit the bait and loosen chunks of soft tissue for them to feed, essentially using the sharks as a can opener.

From Scientific American