basketwork

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basketwork

noun basketworks · basket work · basket-work

uncountable, usually Material woven in the style of a basket. 1671, John Burbury, A Relation of the Journey of the Right Honourable My Lord Henry Howard from London to Vienna, and thence to Constantinople, London: T. Collins et al., p. 172, The Village Walls resemble those in Hungary, but are something worse, being only long Stakes thrust into the Ground, and
Similar: wicker, wickerwork
uncountable, usually The craft of making such material. In one of his letters to Mrs [Madge] Kendal, Joseph [Merrick] mentioned that he hoped one day to be able to learn basket work. She promptly arranged for an instructor to teach him the craft.
Similar: basketry, basket weaving

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@misc{basketwork_2026,
  title = {basketwork},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/basketwork},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}