fretworkn.

Brit.

/ˈfrɛtwəːk/, U.S.

/ˈfrɛtˌwərk/

Etymology: < fret n.¹ + work n.

1. Architecture. Carved work in decorative patterns consisting largely of intersecting lines, esp. as used in the decoration of ceilings.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > work consisting of intersecting lines

fretwork1601

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [noun] > a sculpture or carving > in specific method

marblec1300

fretwork1601

high relief1816

phelloplastic1848

ivory1875

chip carving1890

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxvi. xxiv. 595 Plastre serveth passing well to white wals or seeling; also for to make little images in fretworke, to set forth houses.

c1710 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 144 Y^e Church is new and very handsome, good frettworke on y^e top.

1726 Addr. Protestants All Perswasions (new ed.) in W. Penn Coll. Wks. I. 726 Sculpture, Fret-work [printed Free-work], inlayings and Painted Windows.

1768 T. Gray Let. 8 Nov. in Corr. (1971) III. 1049 The wooden fretwork of the north-ile you may copy, when you build the best room of your new Gothick parsonage.

1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XIII lxii. 86 The gale sweeps through its fretwork.

1860 C. M. Yonge Cameos lx, in Monthly Packet Sept. 227 A tomb rich in fretwork and imagery.

figurative and in extended use.1693 W. Freke Sel. Ess. Apol. sig. A7^v If..the..sincerity of my Work has been full and just,..I may well leave the Fretwork..to an after part.1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 414. ¶2 The curious Fret-work of Rocks and Grottos.1820 C. Lamb in London Mag. Aug. 142/2 Moths..making fine fretwork among their single and double entries.1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 353 Some party of pleasure banqueting on the turf in the fretwork of shade and sunshine.attributive.1635 G. Wither Coll. Emblemes 222 Hee that in his hall or parlour dines Which fret-worke roofes, or costly cedar lines.1799 R. Warner Walk Western Counties (1800) 43 The magnificent cathedral of Wells, with its fret-work towers.1815 W. Wordsworth White Doe of Rylstone vii. 129 And floors encumbered with rich show Of fret-work imagery laid low.1841 T. J. Ouseley Eng. Melodies 146 To gaze upon the leafy fret-work screens.1878 M. Vittie Christ-Church Cathedral 75 A fret-work string course under the triforium arcade.

2. Woodwork cut with a fretsaw into ornamental designs.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [noun] > processes or techniques > specific relating to wood

fret-cutting1881

fretwork1881

1881 F. Young Every Man his own Mechanic §39 Better adapted for back-grounds than for sawing as fret-work.

1881 F. Young Every Man his own Mechanic §633 Fret-work consists chiefly in cutting out an open and elaborate design in thin wood.

3. Heraldry.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > less honourable charge > two bands intersecting

fretty1562

fret1572

fretwork1864

1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. vii. 32 This Frette-Work is supposed to be in relief upon the field.

4. (See quot. 1842.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > ornamental glass-work > [noun] > other techniques

fretwork1842

1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. ii. iii. 586 Fretwork is the ornamental part of lead-light work, and consists in working ground or stained glass into different patterns and devices.

Derivatives

ˈfretworked adj.

ΚΠ

1862 J. H. Bennet Mentone & Biarritz as Winter Climates (ed. 2) ix. 254 The sandstone rocks..are..fretworked into every conceivable shape.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	fretwork
释义	fretworkn. Brit. /ˈfrɛtwəːk/, U.S. /ˈfrɛtˌwərk/ Etymology: < fret n.¹ + work n. 1. Architecture. Carved work in decorative patterns consisting largely of intersecting lines, esp. as used in the decoration of ceilings. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > work consisting of intersecting lines fretwork1601 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [noun] > a sculpture or carving > in specific method marblec1300 fretwork1601 high relief1816 phelloplastic1848 ivory1875 chip carving1890 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxvi. xxiv. 595 Plastre serveth passing well to white wals or seeling; also for to make little images in fretworke, to set forth houses. c1710 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 144 Y^e Church is new and very handsome, good frettworke on y^e top. 1726 Addr. Protestants All Perswasions (new ed.) in W. Penn Coll. Wks. I. 726 Sculpture, Fret-work [printed Free-work], inlayings and Painted Windows. 1768 T. Gray Let. 8 Nov. in Corr. (1971) III. 1049 The wooden fretwork of the north-ile you may copy, when you build the best room of your new Gothick parsonage. 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XIII lxii. 86 The gale sweeps through its fretwork. 1860 C. M. Yonge Cameos lx, in Monthly Packet Sept. 227 A tomb rich in fretwork and imagery. figurative and in extended use.1693 W. Freke Sel. Ess. Apol. sig. A7^v If..the..sincerity of my Work has been full and just,..I may well leave the Fretwork..to an after part.1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 414. ¶2 The curious Fret-work of Rocks and Grottos.1820 C. Lamb in London Mag. Aug. 142/2 Moths..making fine fretwork among their single and double entries.1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 353 Some party of pleasure banqueting on the turf in the fretwork of shade and sunshine.attributive.1635 G. Wither Coll. Emblemes 222 Hee that in his hall or parlour dines Which fret-worke roofes, or costly cedar lines.1799 R. Warner Walk Western Counties (1800) 43 The magnificent cathedral of Wells, with its fret-work towers.1815 W. Wordsworth White Doe of Rylstone vii. 129 And floors encumbered with rich show Of fret-work imagery laid low.1841 T. J. Ouseley Eng. Melodies 146 To gaze upon the leafy fret-work screens.1878 M. Vittie Christ-Church Cathedral 75 A fret-work string course under the triforium arcade. 2. Woodwork cut with a fretsaw into ornamental designs. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [noun] > processes or techniques > specific relating to wood fret-cutting1881 fretwork1881 1881 F. Young Every Man his own Mechanic §39 Better adapted for back-grounds than for sawing as fret-work. 1881 F. Young Every Man his own Mechanic §633 Fret-work consists chiefly in cutting out an open and elaborate design in thin wood. 3. Heraldry. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > less honourable charge > two bands intersecting fretty1562 fret1572 fretwork1864 1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. vii. 32 This Frette-Work is supposed to be in relief upon the field. 4. (See quot. 1842.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > ornamental glass-work > [noun] > other techniques fretwork1842 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. ii. iii. 586 Fretwork is the ornamental part of lead-light work, and consists in working ground or stained glass into different patterns and devices. Derivatives ˈfretworked adj. ΚΠ 1862 J. H. Bennet Mentone & Biarritz as Winter Climates (ed. 2) ix. 254 The sandstone rocks..are..fretworked into every conceivable shape. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1601
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