any work linked or looped in the manner of or resembling a chain or chains
chainwork in American English
(ˈtʃeinˌwɜːrk)
noun
any decorative product, handiwork, etc., in which parts are looped or woven together, like the links of a chain
Word origin
[1545–55; chain + work]This word is first recorded in the period 1545–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: caste, footprint, rounding, spiral, sweeten