Latticework

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  • noun. A lattice or latticelike structure.
  • noun. An open, crisscross pattern or weave.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A grating formed of crossing strips with small openings. Compare lattice, 1.
  • noun. In embroidery, the outline of a lattice, done in outline-stitch on solid material, and employed as a background.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Same as lattice, n., 1.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A lattice or latticelike structure; interlacing laths or strips.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
  • Word Usage
    "Entwining momentum with sturdiness, chaos with order, its vortex of 42,000 tonnes of steel latticework is a marvel of imagination and engineering, one of the great new buildings in the world."
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