trelliswork

English

Etymology

From trellis +‎ work.

Noun

trelliswork (countable and uncountable, plural trellisworks)

1. A trellis or trellis-like structure.
   • 1820, William Hazlitt, “Mr. Farren—Inexpediency of Many Theatres”, in A View of the English Stage‎^[1], London: Robert Stodart, page 190:

     […] the trellis-work of lace and ruffles […]

   • 1870, Gabriel Dante Rossetti, “Dante at Verona”, in Poems‎^[2], London: F.S. Ellis, page 96:

     Through leaves and trellis-work the sun
     Left the wine cool within the glass,—
     They feasting where no sun could pass:

   • 1932, Arthur G. Chater (translator), The Burning Bush (Den brændende busk) (1930) by Sigrid Undset, New York: Knopf, Book One, Chapter Five, p. 96,^[3]

     Paul strolled about the garden and watched the stars coming out above the intricate trellis-work of the apple-trees’ branches.

   • 2008 May 31, Nicolai Ouroussoff, “Looking Skyward in Lower Manhattan”, in New York Times‎^[4]:

     Wavy panels made of steel trelliswork hang from the entry’s ceiling; big squat columns frame views to a small public garden outside.