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...
- irregularly shaped "holes" or "openings" between their design elements known as openwork. The design of the amulets represent yin while the holes represent yang...
- Celadon Openwork Incense Burner...
- 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...
- that have a basis in tradition include the 1000 crane moon jar Double-openwork celadon moon jars: consist of two vessels, an inner vase that provides...
- covering for Jewish women and Christian women. It is characterized by openwork, which allows the surface of the underlying object to show through. Doilies...
- designed reinforcing beams which halted the deformation of the structure. Openwork spires were a notable architectural innovation, beginning with the spire...
- Chizhenok, Alexander (2017). Construction of the stadium "Volgograd Arena". Openwork roof. [1]. Volgograd: Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library. Archived from...
- were designed by architects Roger Ango and Roulland Le Roux. Flamboyant openwork tracery, fireplace and chimney, Salle des pas perdus, Palace of Poitiers...
- dominated by its huge spires, which are entirely Germanic in character, being openwork like those of Ulm, Vienna, Strasbourg and Regensburg Cathedrals. An aerial...