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# Term: Openwork

### Definition: Openwork is what many call
 any object or architectural construction produced in such a way that it shows a pattern of openings (perforations, piercings, gaps, holes), typically to decorative effect. Such works can be in cloth, metal, or wood. When referring to work in fabric, it likely to be embroidery with decorated holes either the embroidery technique or the embroidery itself in which holes are formed in a fabric by either cutting or pulling threads and then embellishing with various stitches. "Openwork" might also be used to refer to a quarry. The earliest known use of this term in English is 1598.Examples:China, Dancer-Shaped Pei Pendants, Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE
                

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# Art Word of the Day
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Every day I make an attempt to add a little bit more art knowledge to the Internet, one word at a time. Realizing there aren’t many *comprehensive* and *complete* online art dictionaries, I set out on a mission to compile [my own](https://artterms.artopium.com).

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### Some helpful articles I've written here on Steemit

### [How To Sell Your Artistic and Musical Works For Cryptocurrencies! ~ A Step by Step Guide](https://steemit.com/howto/@artopium/how-to-sell-your-artistic-and-musical-works-for-cryptocurrencies-a-step-by-step-guide)

### [How To Steemit 101 ~ An Artist’s Guide ~ (OR How To Sell Your Art & Music For Crypto Part II)](https://steemit.com/steemit/@artopium/how-to-steemit-101-an-artist-s-guide-or-how-to-sell-your-art-and-music-for-crypto-part-ii)

### [I Admit: I Use The Upvote Bots (And Here’s Why)](https://steemit.com/steem/@artopium/i-admit-i-use-the-upvote-bots-and-here-s-why)

### [How To Protect Your Work And Make More Money Selling Art, Music, Fashion, Video & Books!!](https://steemit.com/howto/@artopium/how-to-protect-your-work-and-make-more-money-selling-art-music-fashion-video-and-books)

### [An Artists Guide To Making The Most Of Steemit](https://steemit.com/steemit/@artopium/an-artists-guide-to-making-the-most-of-steemit)

### [Learn How To Lawfully Sell Your Art & Music On The Sidewalk (Without A Permit)](https://steemit.com/how-to/@artopium/learn-how-to-lawfully-sell-your-art-and-music-on-the-sidewalk-without-a-permit)

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