Spindlework
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Decorative trim around a porch. uncountable
"George Landers, a manufacturer from New Britain, Conn., built No. 51, with porch-fence cutouts of horses, rabbits and swans; tiny dragon heads lunge out from the delicate spindlework."
Example
More examples"George Landers, a manufacturer from New Britain, Conn., built No. 51, with porch-fence cutouts of horses, rabbits and swans; tiny dragon heads lunge out from the delicate spindlework."
Etymology
From spindle + work.