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What does fretwork mean?

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Noun
  1. ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through with a fretsaw
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He is now ready to produce works of art, fretwork, toys, or special assignments.
British influence, with wooden jalousies, wide porches, and patterned railings and fretwork, dominated urban architecture in the colonial period.
The classic Guyanese house is constructed of wood and raised on stilts, painted white and decorated with intricate fretwork.
Joiners made fretwork by cutting away part of the wood to form a regular pattern.
Much of the ceiling is fretwork, and fresco par-excellence, in gilded gold.
Although it appears that Ransom made Moorish fretwork from 1885 to 1898, his furniture work was apparently limited and concentrated toward the end of his active period.

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