Noun
Anything so constructed or manufactured (in needlework, carpentry, metal work, etc.) as to show openings through its substance; work that is perforated or pierced.
A quarry; an open cut.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIn German and Spanish Gothic architecture it often appears as openwork screens on the exterior of buildings. Source: Internet
Each particular type of basketry, however, imposes certain limitations, which may lead to convergent effects: hexagonal openwork, for example, forms the same pattern the world over, just as twilled weaving forms the same chevrons (vertical or horizontal). Source: Internet
The bridge, built in 1860 of white oak with decorative openwork panels of cast iron, has been recreated in steel clad in ornamental cast iron facings, with a wooden deck. Source: Internet
The west front generally follows the French formula, but the towers are very much taller and, if complete, are surmounted by enormous openwork spires that are a regional feature. Source: Internet
The corner fragment from an openwork plaque, also of faience, is almost certainly from an oval bracelet inlay similar to the three hardstone plaques purchased by Carter on the antiquities market. Source: Internet