Definition of Openwork. Meaning of Openwork. Synonyms of Openwork

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Definition of Openwork

Openwork
Openwork O"pen*work`, n. 1. Anything so constructed or manufactured (in needlework, carpentry, metal work, etc.) as to show openings through its substance; work that is perforated or pierced. 2. (Mining) A quarry; an open cut. --Raymond.

Meaning of Openwork from wikipedia

- In art history, architecture, and related fields, openwork or open-work is any decorative technique that creates holes, piercings, or gaps through a solid...
- irregularly shaped "holes" or "openings" between their design elements known as openwork. The design of the amulets represent yin while the holes represent yang...
- Opus interrasile, lit. 'work shaved or s****ed in-between' is a pierced openwork metalworking technique found from the 3rd century AD, and remaining po****r...
- covering for Jewish women and Christian women. It is characterized by openwork, which allows the surface of the underlying object to show through. Doilies...
- Chizhenok, Alexander (2017). Construction of the stadium "Volgograd Arena". Openwork roof. [1]. Volgograd: Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library. Archived from...
- of the Sydney style of cast ironwork is the flat, openwork verandah column, also known as openwork pilasters. These flat filigree panels are common in...
- designed reinforcing beams which halted the deformation of the structure. Openwork spires were a notable architectural innovation, beginning with the spire...
- Celadon Openwork Incense Burner...
- "Gingerbread Trim". This Old House. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2021. Openwork – artistic technique that produces decoration by creating holes or gaps...
- or à jour (French for "to the day," meaning open to the daylight) is an openwork metalworking technique similar to filigree, which leaves open spaces in...