openwork
See also: open-work
English
![](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)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
openwork (countable and uncountable, plural openworks)
- Any of several forms of metalwork or needlework having decorative openings.
- (mining) A quarry; an open cut.
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Translations
metalwork or needlework having decorative openings
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