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See also: open-work
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Handkerchief%2C_embroidered_initials%2C_%27H.S.%27---in_button-_hole_embroidery._Made_in_Germany_or_Switzerland%2C_19th_century._LACMA_60.41.105_%282_of_2%29.jpg/220px-Handkerchief%2C_embroidered_initials%2C_%27H.S.%27---in_button-_hole_embroidery._Made_in_Germany_or_Switzerland%2C_19th_century._LACMA_60.41.105_%282_of_2%29.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈəʊpənwɜː(ɹ)k/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoʊpənwɝk/
Noun
[edit]openwork (countable and uncountable, plural openworks)
- Any of several forms of metalwork or needlework having decorative openings.
- (mining) A quarry; an open cut.[1]
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]metalwork or needlework having decorative openings
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References
[edit]- ^ Rossiter W[orthington] Raymond (1881) “Openwork”, in A Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms. […], Easton, Pa.: [American] Institute [of Mining Engineers], […], →OCLC.