English
strapworkstrapwork
From strap + work.
A compound of strap + work
Ancient Greek στρέφω ‘to twist’
Ancient Greek στρόφος ‘rope’
Latin stroppus
Old English strop ‘a band, thong, strap’
Middle English strope
English strap
Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ‘to make’
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Proto-Germanic *werką
Proto-West Germanic *werk
Old English weorc ‘labor’
Middle English work
English work
Today it means
noun A stylized representation of strips or bands of curling leather parchment or metal cut into elaborate shapes, with piercings and often interwoven.
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