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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) fretwork
ornamental work consisting of interlacing parts, esp. work with the design formed by perforation.

Etymology: (1595–1605)

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1. (noun) lattice, latticework, fretwork
framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) fretwork
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

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