Definition of "trelliswork"

[…] the trellis-work of lace and ruffles […]

1820, William Hazlitt, “Mr. Farren—Inexpediency of Many Theatres”, in A View of the English Stage‎, London: Robert Stodart, page 190

Through leaves and trellis-work the sunLeft the wine cool within the glass,—They feasting where no sun could pass:

1870, Gabriel Dante Rossetti, “Dante at Verona”, in Poems‎, London: F.S. Ellis, page 96

Paul strolled about the garden and watched the stars coming out above the intricate trellis-work of the apple-trees’ branches.

1932, Arthur G. Chater (translator), The Burning Bush (Den brændende busk) (1930) by Sigrid Undset, New York: Knopf, Book One, Chapter Five, p. 96

Wavy panels made of steel trelliswork hang from the entry’s ceiling; big squat columns frame views to a small public garden outside.

2008 May 31, Nicolai Ouroussoff, “Looking Skyward in Lower Manhattan”, in New York Times‎