latticework

noun

lat·​tice·​work ˈla-təs-ˌwərk How to pronounce latticework (audio)
: a lattice or work made of lattices

Examples of latticework in a Sentence

the intricate latticework of the fence
Recent Examples on the Web The result was a mesmerizing latticework of live and recorded voice, language pulling itself apart and together, Shelton and Lee lost in disembodied conversation. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024 There was Moorish-style latticework on the doors, and halls filled with handicraft ceramics from Michoacán. Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2023 Coincidentally, the Germans were then repairing the northern support of the main span, with workers buzzing around a latticework of ladders and scaffolding. Myke Cole and Michael Livingston, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024 The main chamber is 22 feet underground and is mostly made up of rebar latticework and a steel form to pour the concrete — as Kala, who does not disclose her surname online, noted on TikTok. Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2024 First, build a latticework of 10 slices of bacon, like on top of a pie. Tim Engle, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024 The key is to immerse yourself in ideas across disciplines to create your latticework of mental models. John Jennings, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 Twenty-first-century improvements in mapping technologies, especially lidar sensor imagery, reveal a nearly unbroken latticework of stone walls crisscrossing the region. Robert Thorson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023 In the case of the face, collagen works alongside elastic to create a latticework in the dermis, a mesh of fibers that tones it, prevents skin laxity, and prevents expression lines from turning into permanent wrinkles. Alessandra Signorelli, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of latticework was in the 15th century

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“Latticework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latticework. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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