Definition
Decorative openwork made by cutting intricate patterns through material like wood or stone; ornamental interlaced design.
Etymology
Compound of 'fret' (a geometric pattern) + 'work' (something made or crafted); developed as a term for decorative patterns in the 16th-17th centuries during the Gothic and Renaissance periods.
Kelly Says
Fretwork became wildly popular in Victorian interior design—those intricate wooden screens you see in antique shops are literally the 'work' of creating 'fret' patterns, combining geometry with craftsmanship.
Translations
ARالعربية
زخرفة
zakhorfah
CACatalà
treball de fusta
tre-bal duh foo-sta
DADansk
skæreføring
skay-reh-foh-ring
DEDeutsch
Schnitzerei
shnits-rai-eh
ELΕλληνικά
γλυπτική
gli-p-ti-kee
ESEspañol
tallado
ta-YA-doh
FISuomi
veistoksia
vay-s-toh-ksee-ah
FRFrançais
travailler le bois
tra-vaye-lay luh bwah
HUMagyar
faragás
far-a-gash
IDBahasa Indonesia
ukiran
oo-kee-ran
ITItaliano
traforo
tra-foh-roh
JA日本語
透かし彫り
to-kashi-bori
KMKM
ការឆ្លង
kaar chhlong
KO한국어
레이스 장식
ray-seu jan-shik
MSBahasa Melayu
ukiran
oo-kee-ran
NLNederlands
sierwerk
seer-werk
NONorsk
skjæringsarbeid
skyaer-ings-a-ri-beid
PAPA
ਕਾਰੀਗਰੀ
kaar-ee-gree
PTPortuguês
trabalho de marcenaria
tra-ba-luh duh mar-seh-na-ree-ah
RORomână
sculptură
sculp-too-rah
SVSvenska
snickeri
snik-eh-ree
SWKiswahili
mchongaji
m-chon-ga-ji
TAதமிழ்
கலைச்செயல்
ga-lai-s-he-yal
TEతెలుగు
కళాకృతి
kala-akruthi
THไทย
งานแกะสลัก
ngan gae-slahk
TRTürkçe
süsleme
sehs-leh-meh
UKУкраїнська
різьба
reezh-ba
VITiếng Việt
nghề chạm trổ
ngheh cham troh
ZUZU
ukuthela
oo-koo-the-lah