Definition of "open-work" []

• Alternative spelling of openwork. (noun)

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• "Jonathan is doing something pretentious as usual, an "open-work filigree" that Heidi likens to a curtain, which leads Jon to redo the dress not once but twice, resulting in what looks like a sloppy toga the color of dishwater with a red band around the back like a baboon's ass."
• "In true Victorian-era design, your ring is created by master artisans with an open-work gallery and a finely polished edge that surrounds the brilliant faceted stones."
• "There are lecture halls, a library, bike storage, open-work areas and a kitchen."