branchwork

noun

Etymology

From branch + work.

  1. inherited from *werǵ- — “to make
  2. inherited from *wérǵom — “work
  3. inherited from *werką — “work
  4. inherited from *werk
  5. inherited from weorc
  6. inherited from work
  7. compounded as branchwork — “branch + work

Definitions

  1. Collectively, the branches of a tree.

  2. Any design or pattern resembling branches.

    • Thus, from what has been stated, we see that neither the white puncta nor the minute white branchwork of lines were ever tubular.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for branchwork. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA