trelliswork

plural trellisworks · alternative trellis work · alternative trellis-work

1. countableuncountableA trellis or trellis-like structure.

   1932, Arthur G. Chater (translator), The Burning Bush (Den brændende busk) (1930) by Sigrid Undset, New York: Knopf, Book One, Chapter Five, p. 96, Paul strolled about the garden and watched the stars coming out above the intricate trellis-work of the apple-trees’ branches.

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   […] the trellis-work of lace and ruffles […]

   1820, William Hazlitt, “Mr. Farren—Inexpediency of Many Theatres”, in A View of the English Stage, London: Robert Stodart, page 190

   Through leaves and trellis-work the sun Left the wine cool within the glass,— They feasting where no sun could pass: […]

   1870 April 26, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, “[Poems.] Dante at Verona.”, in Poems, London: F[rederick] S[tartridge] Ellis, […], →OCLC, page 96

   Wavy panels made of steel trelliswork hang from the entry’s ceiling; big squat columns frame views to a small public garden outside.

   2008 May 31, Nicolai Ouroussoff, “Looking Skyward in Lower Manhattan”, in New York Times