About The Word Fretwork

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Fretwork

Fretwork Meaning & Definition
Fretwork Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fretwork?

[n] framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fretwork: lattice | latticework

Related Terms | Find terms related to Fretwork: arabesque | basketry | basketwork | cancellation | cross-hatching | crossing-out | filigree | fret | grate | grating | grid | gridiron | grille | grillwork | hachure | hatching | interlacement | intertexture | intertwinement | lace | lacery | lacework | lacing | lattice | latticework | mesh | meshes | meshwork | net | netting | network | plexure | plexus | raddle | reticle | reticulation | reticule | reticulum | riddle | screen | screening | sieve | texture | tissue | tracery | trellis | trelliswork | wattle | weave | weaving | web | webbing | webwork | weft | wicker | wickerwork

See Also | frame | framework | framing | lath | treillage | trellis

Fretwork In Webster's Dictionary

\Fret"work\, n. [6th fret + work.] Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Hence, any minute play of light and shade, dark and light, or the like. Banqueting on the turf in the fretwork of shade and sunshine. --Macaulay.

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