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lacework

/ˈleɪswɜːk/noun

उच्चारण लेस्वर्क

लेस का काम, जालीदार कढ़ाई

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    delicate cloth made of lace, or decoration made with lace

    लेस का काम, जालीदार कढ़ाई

    • The bride's veil was edged with fine lacework.
    • Her grandmother's tablecloth was decorated with beautiful white lacework.
    • The wedding dress was trimmed with delicate lacework.
    + 2 more examples
    • She learned how to make lacework from her mother.
    • Fine lacework decorated the edges of the curtains.
  2. 2

    [U]

    a pattern that looks like lace, made of a hard material such as stone or metal

    जाली का काम, जालीदार नक्काशी

    • the delicate stone lacework of the Sidi Saiyyed mosque windows
    • Tourists admired the lacework carved on the red sandstone balcony.
    • The carved lacework in the palace windows lets in beautiful patterns of light.
    + 2 more examples
    • The iron balcony was decorated with intricate lacework.
    • Sunlight passed through the stone lacework of the screen.

    Synonyms tracery filigree latticework

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

lacework (uncountable noun)

Lacework is uncountable; do not use a lacework or lackworks.

Lacework uncountable है; a lacework या lackworks नहीं कहा जाता।

  • The lacework on the wedding gown was beautiful.
  • Lacework requires patience.

lacework in stone / metal

It can describe a pattern that looks like lace made of stone, iron or wood.

यह पत्थर, लोहे या लकड़ी की ऐसी बनावट का वर्णन कर सकता है जो lace जैसी दिखे।

  • The lacework in the marble screen was carved by hand.

a piece of lacework

To count it, use a piece of or an example of.

इसे गिनने के लिए a piece of या an example of का प्रयोग करें।

  • She framed a piece of antique lacework.

lacework + noun

As a modifier: lacework pattern, lacework design.

Modifier के रूप में: lacework pattern, lacework design।

  • The lacework design was copied from a Mughal monument.
+Collocations 6

adjective + lacework

delicatefineintricatestoneironhandmade

  • The jali windows show intricate stone lacework.

verb + lacework

admiremakecarveweaverepairdisplay

  • Craftsmen carve lacework in sandstone.

lacework + preposition

on the dressin the windowof the screen

  • The lacework of the screen casts shadows on the floor.

lacework + noun

patterndesignborderscreenpanel

  • A lacework border ran around the shawl.

lacework + craft

crochetbobbintattingembroideredstone-carved

  • Crochet lacework is a hobby that her mother loves.

lacework + material

marbleironwoodthreadsilk

  • The iron lacework of the old bridge was painted black.
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  • The tourists admired the lacework of the red sandstone jali.

पर्यटकों ने लाल बलुआ पत्थर की जाली की बारीक नक्काशी की प्रशंसा की।

  • The old shawl was edged with fine lacework.

पुरानी शॉल के किनारे बारीक lace से सजे थे।

  • Radhika's aunt taught her the art of crochet lacework.

राधिका की चाची ने उसे crochet lacework की कला सिखाई।

  • Frost made a lacework pattern on the window.

पाले ने खिड़की पर lace जैसी बनावट बना दी।

  • The lacework on the tablecloth took months to finish.

मेज़पोश की lace बुनाई पूरी होने में महीनों लगे।

  • The lacework on the old church window casts patterns of light on the floor.

पुराने गिरजाघर की खिड़की की जाली फ़र्श पर प्रकाश की आकृतियाँ बनाती है।

  • Radhika studied the lacework of the Taj Mahal's marble screens for her art project.

राधिका ने अपनी कला परियोजना के लिए ताजमहल की संगमरमर की जालियों की नक्काशी का अध्ययन किया।

  • Visitors lined up to see the lacework on the fort's marble balcony.

आगंतुक किले की संगमरमर की बालकनी की जालीदार नक्काशी देखने के लिए कतार में खड़े थे।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ The lacework are very delicate.

✓ The lacework is very delicate.

Lacework is uncountable and takes a singular verb.

Lacework uncountable है और singular verb लेता है।