lat·tice·work

[lat-is-wurk]
noun
1.
work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
2.

Origin:
1480–90; lattice + work

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To latticework
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

latticework
late 15c., from lattice + work.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
00:10
Latticework is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example sentences
The kind of ice that would form under those conditions would not have water
  molecules arranged in the typical ice latticework.
New electrons simply add to a spongelike latticework of atoms and electrons
  that's already there.
The foundation is stone and wooden piers, hidden by a latticework skirt that is
  in turn covered with vines.
Beneath the pediment is a small second-story balcony with wooden latticework.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT