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bas⋅ket⋅work

[bas-kit-wurk, bah-skit-]
–noun
objects, textiles, etc., made or woven in the manner of a basket; basketry; wickerwork; interwoven work.

Origin:
1760–70; basket + work
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bas·ket·ry   (bās'kĭ-trē)   
n.  
  1. The craft or process of making baskets or objects woven like baskets.

  2. Baskets and similar objects of interwoven material considered as a group. Also called basketwork.

bas·ket·work   (bās'kĭt-wûrk')   
n.  See basketry.
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