What is another word for basketwork?

Pronunciation: [bˈaskɪtwˌɜːk] (IPA)

Basketwork is the art or practice of weaving pliable materials into baskets and containers of various sizes and designs. It is a technique that has been around for centuries and has often been associated with the creation of functional and decorative items. The word basketwork can also be used interchangeably with synonyms, such as basket weaving, basketry, wickerwork, and canework. These synonyms all refer to the same practice of weaving pliable materials to create woven containers. Basketry may also refer to a wider range of woven materials used for other purposes, while wickerwork typically refers to woven furniture made with willow or other materials.

What are the hypernyms for Basketwork?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Basketwork

The brass basketwork across the top is a relic of the old bird-cage clock which just preceded this one, and was cast by the metalsmith and then purchased by the clockmaker as were the spandrels.
"Christopher and the Clockmakers"
Sara Ware Bassett
Five Feathers had evidently not been sitting there throughout that long June afternoon, for, within an arm's length was the jolliest little tepee made of many branches of poplar and cottonwood, sides and roof all one thick mass of green leaves and branches woven together like basketwork, a bed of short, dry prairie grass, fragrant and brown, his own saddlebags and single blanket for pillow and mattress.
"The Shagganappi"
E. Pauline Johnson
The troops being made of basketwork and pulled over the bridge by ropes, unfortunately became refractory on their passage, and very sensibly refused, when the bridge was about to give way, to proceed any further; consequently when the downfall of the arches took place the basket men remained very quietly on that part of the bridge which was left standing, and instead of being consigned to the waves had nearly been set on fire.
"A Second Book of Operas"
Henry Edward Krehbiel

Related words: basket weaving, basket making, basket weaving supplies, basket pattern, japanese basket weaving, wicker baskets

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