ropework

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Synonyms: rotework, homework, ropewalk, pipework, rosewort, runework, rework, openwork, roadwork, rockwork, ropebark

Antonyms: rotework, homework, ropewalk, pipework, rosewort, runework, rework, openwork, roadwork, rockwork, ropebark

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|nautical}} The making, repairing, knotting, splicing and storing of [[rope]], and the manufacture of devices from rope, mostly by use of the [[marlinspike]].
2. A form of raised convex or painted [[decoration]] in the form of twisted rope applied to architecture, ceramics, metalwork and furniture.

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