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latticework

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lat⋅tice⋅work

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

Origin:
1480–90; lattice + work
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lat·tice·work   (lāt'ĭs-wûrk')   
n.  
  1. A lattice or latticelike structure.

  2. An open, crisscross pattern or weave.

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