Definition of "openwork" []

• Ornamental or structural work, as of embroidery or metal, containing numerous openings, usually in set patterns. (noun)

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• "Christy, it looks like she did just that -- the full-length skirt was some kind of openwork, either knitted or crocheted you can pretty much do anything with knitting that you can with crochet, although some things are lot more difficult to accomplish."
• "They had blackened faces and hands and were holding up, as if to display it, a kind of openwork frame built up from short swords."
• "Her sleeves came a little below the elbow, and both wore black silk "openwork" mitts that came half-way up the arm."