lattice, latticework, fretwork
(noun) framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fretwork (countable and uncountable, plural fretworks)
ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through
Source: Wiktionary
Fret"work, n. Etym: [6th fret + work.]
Definition: Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Heuce, any minute play of light andshade, dark and light, or the like. Banqueting on the turf in the fretwork of shade and sunshine. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 November 2024
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
