fretwork
Ornamental interlaced carving
Fretwork is ornamental woodwork cut into intricate patterns, typically featuring interlacing lines or geometric designs.
The cuts go all the way through, creating an openwork effect often seen in decorative screens, furniture panels, and architectural details: The cabinet doors featured delicate fretwork.
The term extends to similar decorative patterns in metalwork or other materials.
Delicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- gingerbreadSpiced molasses bake
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- piercedHad hole made
openwork · lacework · rosette · acanthus · floral · interlace · motif · guilloche
Fine-bladed cutting tool
- jigsawPuzzle or curve-cutting tool
- coping sawFrame-held blade for curves
- chiselEdged carving implement
- veneerDecorative outer layer
inlay · marquetry · intarsia · cabinetmaking · millwork · carving · plywood · pattern
Openwork of crossed strips
- trellisGarden climbing structure
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- meshInterlocking open weave
- networkInterconnected system
grille · screen · openwork · crisscross · interlaced · webbing · matrix · perforation
filigree
Delicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- gingerbreadSpiced molasses bake
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
pierced · openwork · lacework · rosette · acanthus · floral · interlace · motif · guilloche · mandala
scrollsaw
Fine-bladed cutting tool
- jigsawPuzzle or curve-cutting tool
- coping sawFrame-held blade for curves
- chiselEdged carving implement
veneer · inlay · marquetry · intarsia · cabinetmaking · millwork · carving · plywood · pattern · template
lattice
Openwork of crossed strips
network · grille · screen · openwork · crisscross · interlaced · webbing · matrix · perforation · panel
fingerboard
String instrument's pitch surface
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- lutePear-bodied fretted strings
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
banjo · ukulele · inlay · mother-of-pearl · abalone · neck · binding · purfling
- gingerbread trimbargeboard, scrollwork, cutwork, sunburst pattern
- woodworkingwoodworking, wood, saw, hammer, drill
- curvescurve, arc, curves, curls, curl
- decorative craftswreath, garland, lace, tapestry, embroidery
- decorative patternschevrons, paisley, crosshatch, chevron, floral
- Motifsarabesque, flower, damask, leaf, vine
fretworksolid
Firm matter state
solid wood · unperforated · impermeable · sealed · opaque
fretworkunornamented
Without decorative additions
unadorned · bare · smooth finish · austere · minimalist design
work, fret, fretting, fretted, frets, tracery, latticework, trelliswork, fretsaw