How to pronounce fretwork
American English pronunciation
FRET-wurk
- IPA
- /ˈfɹɛtˌwɝk/
- Syllables
- FRET · wurk (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What fretwork means
Lacy decorative patterns cut or carved into thin wood
In a sentence: The old porch had fretwork along its roof, like wooden lace.
Where it comes from: It's work made with frets, an old word for a decorative pattern of crossing straight lines.
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