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lace·work | \ ˈlās-ˌwərk 
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\Definition of lacework
: objects or patterns consisting of or resembling lace
Examples of lacework in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web In southern Louisiana, the fragmented land is marked with bayous and swamps, looking like Earth’s lacework from the air.
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National Geographic, "Gordon Ramsay Thrives off the Louisiana Land and Waterways," 20 May 2020 Watching the Jarret family movies, I am captivated by the sharp, eerie lacework of the places where the film itself has eroded.
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Leslie Jamison, The New York Review of Books, "Other Voices, Other Rooms," 29 Apr. 2020 On top goes a lacework of thick, chewy quesillo, pulling like mozzarella, and shreds of cabbage, tomato and wedges of avocado.
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Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, "An Ex-Bodega Takes a Star Turn at Cienega Las Tlayudas de Oaxaca," 15 Mar. 2018 Kate Middleton’s dress was designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, and cost a rumored $434,000 to make its intricate lacework and layers.
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Emilia Petrarca, The Cut, "Meghan Markle Should Definitely Get Married in Stella McCartney," 19 Jan. 2018 When Nicole Mitchell did, her flute rose crisply above the ensemble’s sound, a mix of Chicago jazz’s windy clatter and the glinting lacework of the Malian musicians.
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Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, "Nicole Mitchell, an Innovative Flutist With an Afrofuturist Vision," 10 Jan. 2018 Casting the facade’s terra-cotta panels demanded 1,380 different molds; the lacework patterns baked onto its windows look just as varied, like anemones on a reef.
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Blake Gopnik, New York Times, "Reviving the Joy of Decoration at Nike’s New SoHo Building," 1 Oct. 2017 The third woman wears a white pantsuit with open lacework at her breasts.
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William Meyers, WSJ, "‘Generation Wealth by Lauren Greenfield’ Review: Money Can’t Buy Class," 27 Sep. 2017
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