Spindlework

noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

Synonyms

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spoolwork

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"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.

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