trelliswork

noun

trelliswork

noun

Etymology From trellis + work.

1

A trellis or trellis-like structure.

  • […] the trellis-work of lace and ruffles […]1820, William Hazlitt, “Mr. Farren—Inexpediency of Many Theatres”, in A View of the English Stage, London: Robert Stodart, page 190:
  • Through leaves and trellis-work the sun Left the wine cool within the glass,— They feasting where no sun could pass: […]1870 April 26, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, “[Poems.] Dante at Verona.”, in Poems, London: F[rederick] S[tartridge] Ellis, […], →OCLC, page 96:
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  • 1932, Arthur G. Chater (translator), The Burning Bush (Den brændende busk) (1930) by Sigrid Undset, New York: Knopf, Book One, Chapter Five, p. 96, Paul strolled about the garden and watched the stars coming out above the intricate trellis-work of the apple-trees’ branches.
  • Wavy panels made of steel trelliswork hang from the entry’s ceiling; big squat columns frame views to a small public garden outside.2008 May 31, Nicolai Ouroussoff, “Looking Skyward in Lower Manhattan”, in New York Times:

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