[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fretwork \fret"work\, n. 6th fret + work.
   work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in
   relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. hence,
   any minute play of light and shade, dark and light, or the
   like.
   1913 webster

         banqueting on the turf in the fretwork of shade and
         sunshine.                                --macaulay.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

fretwork
     n : framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips
         of wood or metal syn: lattice, latticework
see also:
lattice latticework 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

56 moby thesaurus words for "fretwork":
   arabesque, basketry, basketwork, cancellation, cross-hatching,
   crossing-out, filigree, fret, grate, grating, grid, gridiron,
   grille, grillwork, hachure, hatching, interlacement, intertexture,
   intertwinement, lace, lacery, lacework, lacing, lattice,
   latticework, mesh, meshes, meshwork, net, netting, network,
   plexure, plexus, raddle, reticle, reticulation, reticule,
   reticulum, riddle, screen, screening, sieve, texture, tissue,
   tracery, trellis, trelliswork, wattle, weave, weaving, web,
   webbing, webwork, weft, wicker, wickerwork

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