MESHWORK

 Dictionary entry overview: What does meshwork mean? 

• MESHWORK (noun)
  The noun MESHWORK has 1 sense:

1. an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

  Familiarity information: MESHWORK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MESHWORK (noun)

Meaning:

An open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

meshwork; meshing; network; mesh; net

Hypernyms ("meshwork" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

Meronyms (parts of "meshwork"):

backbone (the part of a network that connects other networks together)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "meshwork"):

chicken wire (a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences)

tulle (a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns)

spark arrester; sparker (a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack)

snood (an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head)

save-all (a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship)

safety net (a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze)

reseau (a net or mesh foundation for lace)

hairnet (a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place)

gauze; netting; veiling (a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave)

grillwork; wirework (mesh netting made of wires)