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openwork

/oh-puhn-wurk/US // ˈoʊ pənˌwɜrk //UK // (ˈəʊpənˌwɜːk) //

镂空,开放式工作,镂空作品,镂空设计

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any kind of work, especially ornamental, as of embroidery, lace, metal, stone, or wood, having a latticelike nature or showing openings through its substance.

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Examples

  • It has an openwork silver handle and guard; the blade sheathed in a white scabbard, which is silver-mounted.

  • It is not repoussé, but is cut in openwork of intricate pattern in which the Swastika is the principal motif.

  • Miss Eunice, I wish you'd teach her that pretty openwork stitch you do so handy.

  • Some openwork minarets dominate them—white spots above the prevailing dullness.

  • In the centre of the low wide common room, mounted on a concrete box, was a big openwork basket of wrought iron.

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