fretwork Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
    lattice; latticework.

WordNet

Fret"work noun
Etymology
6th fret + work.
Definitions
  1. Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Heuce, any minute play of light andshade, dark and light, or the like.
    Banqueting on the turf in the fretwork of shade and sunshine. Macaulay.

Webster 1913