trelliswork

Etymology

trellis + work

noun

  1. A trellis or trellis-like structure.
    […] the trellis-work of lace and ruffles […] 1820, William Hazlitt, “Mr. Farren—Inexpediency of Many Theatres”, in A View of the English Stage, London: Robert Stodart, page 190
    Through leaves and trellis-work the sun Left the wine cool within the glass,— They feasting where no sun could pass: 1870, Gabriel Dante Rossetti, “Dante at Verona”, in Poems, London: F.S. Ellis, page 96
    1932, Arthur G. Chater (translator), The Burning Bush (Den brændende busk) (1930) by Sigrid Undset, New York: Knopf, Book One, Chapter Five, p. 96, Paul strolled about the garden and watched the stars coming out above the intricate trellis-work of the apple-trees’ branches.
    Wavy panels made of steel trelliswork hang from the entry’s ceiling; big squat columns frame views to a small public garden outside. May 31, 2008, Nicolai Ouroussoff, “Looking Skyward in Lower Manhattan”, in New York Times

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