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OPENWORK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does openwork mean?
• OPENWORK (noun)
The noun OPENWORK has 1 sense:
1. ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings
Familiarity information: OPENWORK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("openwork" is a kind of...):
piece of work; work (a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing)
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