fretwork
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fret·work
(frĕt'wûrk') 
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n.
- Ornamental work consisting of three-dimensional frets; geometric openwork.
- Such ornamental work represented two dimensionally by chiaroscuro.
Ornamental openwork or interlaced work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts, and of patterns of contrasting light and dark.
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fretwork
IN BRIEF: A design of short bars or lines fitted together.
That railing had some very interesting fretwork that served as art as well as for safety.
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Fretwork
This article is about design. For the viol consort, see Fretwork (music group). For the stringed instrument manufacturing, see Luthier.
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Fretwork is an interlaced decorative design that is either carved in low relief on a solid background, or cut out with a fretsaw, coping saw, jigsaw or scroll saw. Most fretwork patterns are geometric in design. The materials most commonly used are wood and metal.[1] Fretwork is used to adorn furniture and musical instruments. The term is also used for tracery on glazed windows and doors. Fretwork is also used to adorn/decorate architecture, where specific elements of decor are named according to their use. e.g. eave bracket, gable fretwork, baluster fretwork.
Fretwork patterns originally were ornamental designs used to decorate objects with a grid or a lattice. Designs have developed from the rectangular wave Greek fret to intricate intertwined patterns. A common misconception[citation needed] is that fretwork is fretwork because it was done with a fretsaw. Actually the pattern is a fretwork whether or not it was cut out with a fretsaw.
Computer numerical control (CNC) has brought about change in the method of timber fretwork manufacture. Lasers or router/milling cutting implements can now fashion timber and various other materials into flat and even 3D decorative items.
References
- ^ Olver, Elizabeth (2001), Jewelry Making Techniques Book, North Light Books, p. 26, ISBN 978-1-58180-210-8, http://books.google.com/books?id=tqruTvemolwC&pg=PT8.
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Fretwork
Dansk (Danish)
n. - gennembrudt arbejde, løvsavsarbejde, a la grecque-ornament
Nederlands (Dutch)
snijwerk (van patronen met rechte lijnen), figuurzaagwerk
Français (French)
n. - découpure, ornementation, sculpture, travail ajouré, bois découpé
Deutsch (German)
n. - Laubsägearbeit, durchbrochene Arbeit
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ξυλόγλυπτα ή διακοσμητικές οπές ξύλου
Italiano (Italian)
lavoro di traforo
Português (Portuguese)
n. - arabescos (m pl) (Arquit.)
Русский (Russian)
резное или лепное украшение
Español (Spanish)
n. - calado, greca
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - genombrutet arbete, lövsågsarbete
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
回纹装饰, 浮凸雕工, 交错饰纹
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 回紋裝飾, 浮凸雕工, 交錯飾紋
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 雷文装飾, 雷文細工
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) زخرفه , نقش
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - עיטורי-עץ, מעשה-תשבץ
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