openwork in a sentence
Examples
- There are some rare early English pews decorated with poppy heads, and a Jacobean communion rail with openwork balustrading.
- He supervised the construction of the watchtower and the great hall of which only the gable and the openwork remain.
- Openwork carvings of antelope-like creatures seen in profile, they are worn in dance performances conducted by agricultural associations.
- Since I needed a specific size to fit under the openwork cloth, I decided to shop online for greater selection.
- The netlike, openwork wire sculptures of the Venezuelan artist Gego ( Gertrud Goldschmidt ) are transitional examples of the aesthetic.
- The roof of the cathedral is renowned for the forest of openwork pinnacles and spires, set upon delicate flying buttresses.
- At the rear of the waiting room are paired symmetrical staircases with ornate openwork iron railings up to the near platform.
- Originally the church had an openwork spire, with crocketed pinnacles, a parapet with open tracery, and traceried windows.
- Equally techniques such as casting using moulds create the whole design in a single stage, and are common in openwork.
- The focal point of the lowest order are openwork tsarist gates, which were icons of the Annunciation and the Evangelists.