fretwork

[fret-wurk]

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noun

ornamental work consisting of interlacing parts, especially work in which the design is formed by perforation.

any pattern of dark and light, such as that of perforated fretwork.

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Origin:
1595–1605; fret² + work

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fretwork (ˈfrɛtˌwɜːk)

—n
1.	decorative geometrical carving or openwork
2.	any similar pattern of light and dark
3.	ornamental work of three-dimensional frets

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