spindlework

Decorative trim around a porch.

Noun

  1. Decorative trim around a porch.
    • George Landers, a manufacturer from New Britain, Conn., built No. 51, with porch-fence cutouts of horses, rabbits and swans; tiny dragon heads lunge out from the delicate spindlework. - 2009 August 23, Christopher Gray,...

    Synonyms: spoolwork

Origin

From spindle + work.