openwork
Decorative pierced patterns
Openwork is decorative work—in metal, fabric, wood, or other materials—featuring patterns of holes or open spaces rather than solid surfaces.
Lace, lattice, and filigree are forms of openwork.
The term describes both the technique and the finished product: an openwork silver brooch, the openwork of a wrought-iron gate.
Decorative branching stonework
- fenestrationPlacement of openings
- clerestoryElevated fenestrated church wall
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- balustradeRail supported by posts
loggia · atrium · pavilion · colonnade · gallery · rosette · ogive · vault
Delicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- grilleProtective metal grating
- fretworkInterlocking ornamental design
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- ironworkObjects shaped from heated metal
wrought · scrollwork · cage · pierced · cutout · mesh · trellis · wirework
Interlocking ornamental design
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- trellisGarden climbing structure
- carvedCut to create form
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
gingerbread · millwork · joinery · balusters · spindles · panels · screens · brackets
Open-weave ornamental fabric
- crochetHooked needle needlework
- tattingShuttle-based lace making
- macrameOrnamental cord knotting
- knittingLoop-based textile making
netting · mesh · bobbin · needlework · broderie · chantilly · doily · filet
Woven together crosswise
- interwovenLaced through one another
- perforatedHaving holes throughout
- piercedHad hole made
- latticedHaving crisscrossed framework
reticulated · honeycomb · geometric · arabesque · meander · guilloche · tessellated · woven
Open-weave medical fabric
- tulleFine net fabric
- voileSheer, lightweight textile
- organzaSheer, crisp dress fabric
- chiffonDelicate transparent textile
gossamer · diaphanous · translucent · see-through · transparent · delicate · airy · light
tracery
Decorative branching stonework
- fenestrationPlacement of openings
- clerestoryElevated fenestrated church wall
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
balustrade · loggia · atrium · pavilion · colonnade · gallery · rosette · ogive · vault · fretwork
filigree
Delicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- grilleProtective metal grating
- fretworkInterlocking ornamental design
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
ironwork · wrought · scrollwork · cage · pierced · cutout · mesh · trellis · wirework · jewelry
fretwork
Interlocking ornamental design
scrollwork · gingerbread · millwork · joinery · balusters · spindles · panels · screens · brackets · corbels
lace
Open-weave ornamental fabric
knitting · netting · mesh · bobbin · needlework · broderie · chantilly · doily · filet · hairpin
interlaced
Woven together crosswise
- interwovenLaced through one another
- perforatedHaving holes throughout
- piercedHad hole made
latticed · reticulated · honeycomb · geometric · arabesque · meander · guilloche · tessellated · woven · crossed
gauze
Open-weave medical fabric
chiffon · gossamer · diaphanous · translucent · see-through · transparent · delicate · airy · light · weblike
- textilescotton, wool, silk, fabric, thread
- decorative motifsscrolls, flourishes, swirls, spirals, curls
- latticeworklattice, trellis, latticework, trelliswork, lattice fence
- metalsmithingmetalsmithing, solder, soldering, metalworking, smithing
- ornamental openworkfretwork, filigree, latticework, tracery, grillework
- ornamental patternsfiligree, scrollwork, arabesque, fretwork, tracery