openwork \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun Usage:often attributive : work so constructed or manufactured as to show openings through its substance : work that is perforated or pierced < an openwork sweater > < balconies decked with wrought-iron openwork > • open-worked\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\adjective