latticework

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  1. noun A lattice or latticelike structure.
  2. noun An open, crisscross pattern or weave.

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  • The miniature house exploded into dozens of pieces of wood and minute latticework, sending the stunned victim staggering back into his home. —  EQMM, Sep/Oct 2005
  • He leaps gracefully down from the latticework, runs toward me, and presses his face to my shoe. —  Buchanan, Edna - Cold Case Squad (v1.0) (html).html
  • They had begun as a latticework of interlocking shafts that crisscrossed each other, constructing its basic frame. —  Marv wolfman - Superman Returns
  • Despite the protective metal latticework, technically known as a Faraday cage, the couple were fortunate not to have been electrocuted-much as Ben Franklin, flying his kite into an electrical storm, had been fortunate. —  F ;SF - vol 105 issue 03 - September 2003
  • Many of the photos show bridges with intricate design, latticework, carvings, fencing and eaves, far fancier than most bridges we see in the West. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
 

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/ˈlætɪswərk/
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