ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Fretwork', Synonyms of 'Fretwork' & More on 'Fretwork'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

fretwork
    n 1: framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips
         of wood or metal [syn: lattice, latticework,
         fretwork]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

Thesaurus Results for Fretwork:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

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