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n. Ornamental or structural work, as of embroidery or metal, containing numerous openings, usually in set patterns.

n. Any of several forms of metalwork or needlework having decorative openings

n. A quarry; an open cut.

n. Anything so constructed or manufactured (in needlework, carpentry, metal work, etc.) as to show openings through its substance; work that is perforated or pierced.

n. A quarry; an open cut.

n. Any work, especially ornamental work, so made or manufactured as to show openings through its substance; specifically, fancy work done with thread of different kinds, such as knitting, netting, lace, and many kinds of embroidery; decoration of the simplest sort made with small openings set in regular patterns.

n. In fortification, a work or fortification which is not protected at the gorge by a parapet or otherwise.

n. In mining, a place where mining or quarrying is done open to the air, or uncovered by rock or earth. Also called open working and open-cast.

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

"They had blackened faces and hands and were holding up, as if to display it, a kind of openwork frame built up from short swords."

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