'Fretwork' definitions:
Definition of 'fretwork'
(from WordNet)
noun
Framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal [syn: lattice, latticework, fretwork]
Definition of 'Fretwork'
From: GCIDE
- Fretwork \Fret"work\, n. [6th fret + work.] Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Hence, any minute play of light and shade, dark and light, or the like. [1913 Webster]
- Banqueting on the turf in the fretwork of shade and sunshine. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'fretwork'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arabesque,
- basketry,
- basketwork,
- cancellation,
- cross-hatching,
- crossing-out,
- filigree,
- fret,
- grate,
- grating,
- grid,
- gridiron,
- grille,
- grillwork,
- hachure,
- hatching,
- interlacement,
- intertexture,
- intertwinement,
- lace,
- lacery,
- lacework,
- lacing,
- lattice,
- latticework,
- mesh,
- meshes,
- meshwork,
- net,
- netting,
- network,
- plexure,
- plexus,
- raddle,
- reticle,
- reticulation,
- reticule,
- reticulum,
- riddle,
- screen,
- screening,
- sieve,
- texture,
- tissue,
- tracery,
- trellis,
- trelliswork,
- wattle,
- weave,
- weaving,
- web,
- webbing,
- webwork,
- weft,
- wicker,
- wickerwork