basketwork

[ bas-kit-wurk, bah-skit- ]

/ ˈbæs kɪtˌwɜrk, ˈbɑ skɪt- /

objects, textiles, etc., made or woven in the manner of a basket; basketry; wickerwork; interwoven work.

Origin of basketwork

First recorded in 1760–70; basket + work

A basketwork boat covered with skin and caulked was used in Egypt and Sumeria from the beginnings of our knowledge.

A Short History of the World |H. G. Wells
The boy took the glass to a big stone filter covered with basketwork, and filled the measure to the brim.

The Ocean Cat's Paw |George Manville Fenn
This bucket is not made of iron, but of basketwork, usually covered with leather or cloth.

Chatterbox, 1906 |Various
The bag usually carried by gins was neatly wove in basketwork and composed of a wiry kind of rush.

Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2 (of 2) |Thomas Mitchell

This gives to the organ the appearance of basketwork or network.

The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide |Augusta Foote Arnold

basketwork

/ (ˈbɑːskɪtˌwɜːk) /

another word for wickerwork