latticeworkn.
/ˈlatᵻswəːk/, U.S. /ˈlædəsˌwərk/ Wood or metal work consisting of crossing strips with small openings; = lattice n. 1. Also, something resembling this.
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the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [noun] > grating or lattice > collectively
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lattice1577
trellis-work1712
trellising1860
1487 Will of Elizabeth Poynings in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 213 A-nother towell of latise werk.
1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique iii. xliii. 509 The latice worke or climing and running frames made for the vine.
1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 25 The like curious Lattice~work I have also observ'd in the crustaceous Cornea of the Creckets Eye.
1785 W. Cowper Task i. 42 The cane..severed into stripes That interlaced each other, these supplied Of texture firm a lattice-work.
1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) III. xx. 145 It..was guarded on either side by a strong lattice~work of forest timber.
1853 H. Douglas Ess. Mil. Bridges (ed. 3) vii. 340 The bow-and-tie construction is thought to be superior in strength to lattice-work..for a bridge.
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