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fretwork

[ fret-wurk ]

noun

  1. ornamental work consisting of interlacing parts, especially work in which the design is formed by perforation.
  2. any pattern of dark and light, such as that of perforated fretwork.


fretwork

/ ˈ´Ú°ùÉ›³ÙËŒ·Éɜ˰ì /

noun

  1. decorative geometrical carving or openwork
  2. any similar pattern of light and dark
  3. ornamental work of three-dimensional frets
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fretwork1

First recorded in 1595–1605; fret 2 + work
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Mr. Eddy influenced a multitude of rock guitarists, including George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Springsteen, whose plunging guitar lines on “Born to Run†pay homage to Mr. Eddy’s muscular fretwork.

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Mr. Walker’s driving, multilayered fretwork helped propel the dark though often danceable sound of a band that helped pioneer industrial music by blending heavy metal intensity, new wave hooks and a punk taste for provocation.

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Despite some impressive fretwork from the star, the revved up audience's attention drifts somewhat.

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Its fretwork of thin glass tubes was bent and shaped to resemble an old-fashioned bellows camera.

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Years later they married, and Louise displayed the cherished card, tucked into the fretwork of a bedroom dresser, for decades to come.

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