openwork
(noun) ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
openwork (countable and uncountable, plural openworks)
Any of several forms of metalwork or needlework having decorative openings.
(mining) A quarry; an open cut.
Source: Wiktionary
O"pen*work`, n.
1. Anything so constructed or manufactured (in needlework, carpentry, metal work, etc.) as to show openings through its substance; work that is perforated or pierced.
2. (Mining)
Definition: A quarry; an open cut. Raymond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
