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fretwork
('fr/E/t,w/[@]/rk )

noun (n)

  • framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Hence, any minute play of light and shade, dark and light, or the like.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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