fretwork
fretwork noun: ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through.
Noun
fretwork (countable and uncountable, plural fretworks)
- Ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through.
- Very interested, Dr Grimsby watched the saw follow the fine pencil line on the white pearwood as Peter dexterously twirled the veneers on the fretwork table, timing the movement of both hands precisely to put no strain on either the saw or the wood.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 77
fretwork meaning in Tamil and Kannada
fretwork in Tamil
- கருக்குவேலை
fretwork in Kannada
- ಕೆತ್ತನೆ ಕೆಲಸ, ಚಿತ್ರಗೆಲಸ, ರೇಖಾಚಿತ್ರದ ಕೆಲಸ
Forms of fretwork
| plural | fretworks |
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Origin of fretwork
From fret (verb) + -work.
Words formed from fretwork
Questions about fretwork
- What does fretwork mean?
- Fretwork means ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through.
- What is fretwork in Tamil?
- Fretwork in Tamil is கருக்குவேலை. See Fretwork meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fretwork?
- Fretwork is a noun.
- What is the plural of fretwork?
- The plural of fretwork is fretworks.
Words near fretwork in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fretwork (page history and authors); fretwork (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fretwork (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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