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lacework

[leys-wurk] / ˈleɪsˌwɜrk /
NOUN
filigree
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I still have a photo from a family trip in the 1930s to the worksite for Grand Coulee Dam in Eastern Washington — a beautiful lacework of steel in the sky.

From Seattle Times Feb. 2, 2024

These translucent half-moons feature colored powdered glass that after heating look delicately patterned, like melted lacework.

From New York Times Apr. 5, 2023

Every single part of the dress is made out of duct tape, including its striped ribboning, embroidered flowers, flowy sleeves and intricate lacework.

From Fox News Jul. 23, 2021

The baroque composition was little known before 1968 when Jean-François Paillard made an arrangement and a recording with lacework pizzicato and a thick patina of strings that radically changed its fortunes.

From The Guardian Apr. 16, 2020

It looked like a snowflake, down to the delicate lacework of ice.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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