openwork Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings

WordNet


O"pen*work` noun
Definitions
  1. Anything so constructed or manufactured (in needlework, carpentry, metal work, etc.) as to show openings through its substance; work that is perforated or pierced.
  2. (Mining) A quarry; an open cut. Raymond.

Webster 1913