Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Interwoven or braided strips of cane used to form or fill in the seats or backs of chairs or settles, panels in carriage-bodies, etc.
- noun In carriage-painting, an imitation of braided cane painted upon a carriage-panel.
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Examples
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Skinner blends give depth and realism to canework.
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Skinner blends give depth and realism to canework.
Polka Dot Cottage » My Skinner Blend Quilt » Print 2009
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Each sitter is allowed a space upon a divan of yellow canework.
The Eyes of Asia Rudyard Kipling 1900
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When the salon is arranged for the evening, shields are hung over the backs of the open canework chairs to prevent the mosquitoes stinging between the shoulders, where it is so difficult to relieve the tickling by rubbing.
Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago 1887
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Senora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
In Kedar's Tents Henry Seton Merriman 1882
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They are also largely imported into Great Britain for canework.
Miscellanea Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing 1863
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This was no very difficult matter, since, although chiefly of stone, they were filled with mats, canework, and other combustible materials, which were soon in a blaze.
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Apart from folk music and dance, the Qala International Folk Festival will also feature a live exhibition of traditional artisan work which includes lace making, canework, stained glass, woodwork, stone decorating and pottery.
MaltaMedia.com 2008
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