latticework

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Etymology

From lattice +‎ -work.

Noun

latticework (countable and uncountable, plural latticeworks)

  1. A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
    • 1952 February, “New Type of Signal Bridge Near Sunderland”, in Railway Magazine, page 88:
      On the former North Eastern Railway the signalling methods followed for many years resulted in a great number of structures being provided, all of substantial design, with tall latticework posts and sometimes duplicate arms below.
    • 2023 October 18, Nick Brodrick, “The grand gateway to Glasgow”, in RAIL, number 994, page 32:
      Decorative arches intersect the graceful latticework of the expansive ridge and furrow trainshed rooves, woven together by a staggering tessellation of 48,000 glass panels.

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