openwork

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Openwork silk net; made on the pillow as lace by young women of Tulle, France.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

Openwork in relief, when elaborated and minute in all its parts.

From Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations by Zerbe, James Slough

Openwork coats and trowsers has gone out of fashion.

From Ragged Dick, Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks by Alger, Horatio