Definition of "grillwork" [grill•work]

• Material formed into grilles or a grille. (noun)

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• "Images of Christ’s life are executed as variations on traditional Chinese paper cutouts, and the surrounding grillwork is based on Qing Dynasty window designs found in a busy Shanghai market."
• "That first night, lying beside him on our mutual bed after the muffling pillow had been crammed against the grillwork was another of my special memories."
• "The architecture, with its elegant stucco and grillwork, blended Islamic and Hindu styles in a composite known as Indo-Saracenic."