cutwork

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Etymology

From Middle English cut-werk, equivalent to cut +‎ work.

Noun

cutwork (countable and uncountable, plural cutworks)

  1. A form of embroidery in which intervening fabric is cut away.
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    • 2015 August 8, Dr. Colette Apelian, “The Great Mosque of Kairouan”, in Smarthistory‎[1], archived from the original on 17 March 2025:
      The maqsura is assembled from cutwork wooden screens topped with bands of carved abstracted vegetal motifs set into geometric frames, kufic-style script inscriptions, and merlons, which look like the crenellations a top a fortress wall.

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