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

- Openwork or open-work is a term in art history, architecture and related fields for any technique that produces decoration by creating holes, piercings...
- 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...
- irregularly shaped "holes" or "openings" between their design elements known as openwork. The design of the amulets represent yin while the holes represent yang...
- 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...
- made from cast bronze and are similar in size. Apart from one, they of openwork (ie the figures were formed from holes or gaps punched through the metal)...
- complex arrays, although some are now lost. Its short sides contain pairs of openwork panels showing elongated beasts intertwined with ribbon-bodied snakes....
- designed reinforcing beams which halted the deformation of the structure. Openwork spires were a notable architectural innovation, beginning with the spire...
- made in Celtic, Irish and Viking art styles. The openwork disc consists of a metal ring with an openwork design. These delicate brooches were usually made...
- Hardwick's skyline features six rooftop banqueting house pavilions with Bess of Hardwick's initials "ES" (Elizabeth Shrewsbury) in openwork....