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

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  1. 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.
  2. n. A quarry; an open cut.
  3. n. ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings
  4. 1. Anything so constructed or manufactured (in needlework, carpentry, metal work, etc.) as to show openings through its substance; work that is perforated or pierced. 2. (Mining) A quarry; an open cut. Raymond.
  5. A quarry; an open cut. Raymond.
  6. n:100 n. ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings