Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spindlework

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spindle-work
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Decorative trim around a porch.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"George Landers, a manufacturer from New Britain, Conn., built No. 51, with porch-fence cutouts of horses, rabbits and swans; tiny dragon heads lunge out from the delicate spindlework."

Etymology

From spindle + work.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

spoolwork

Questions

What does spindlework mean?: Decorative trim around a porch.
Where does spindlework come from?: From spindle + work.

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