chainwork

[ cheyn-wurk ]

/ ˈtʃeɪnˌwɜrk /

any decorative product, handiwork, etc., in which parts are looped or woven together, like the links of a chain.

Origin of chainwork

First recorded in 1545–55; chain + work

These are to be laid or stuck on little joins in the chain-work, or clasps, or swivel hinges, where soldering is required.

The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 |Various
The capitals of these were of the richest workmanship, with net-work, chain-work, and pomegranates.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1 |Various
He had a spear, the handle of which weighed three hundred shekels, and a breastplate of chain-work, and a sword.

The Antiquities of the Jews |Flavius Josephus
The men who were seated in various parts of the chain-work, giving it its first coat of paint, were like captive insects.

Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829. |Hermann Pckler-Muskau

One took the scaffolds in hand accordingly, and the other the chain-work, so that both were put in progress.

Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) |S. Spooner