"fretwork" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fretworks [plural]
Etymology: From fret (verb) + -work. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fret|work|pos1=verb}} fret (verb) + -work Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fretwork (countable and uncountable, plural fretworks)
  1. Ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through. Wikipedia link: fretwork Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: fretworked Related terms: fretsaw Translations (ornamental woodwork): puuleikkaus (Finnish), Laubsägearbeit [feminine] (German), intaglio [masculine] (Italian), talha [feminine] (Portuguese), talha doce [feminine] (Portuguese), entalhe [masculine] (Portuguese), різьба́ (rizʹbá) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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