‖ opus filatorium
(ˈɒpəs fɪlaˈtɔərɪəm)
[med.L., lit. ‘work of threads’.]
An early name for darned netting or spiderwork. Cf. opus araneum above.
| 1882 Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlework 233/1 In this lace [sc. Guipure d'Art]..we have the modern revival of the Opus Filatorium, or Darned Netting, or Spiderwork, so much used in the fourteenth century. 1883 J. W. Mollett Illustr. Dict. Art. & Archæol. 235/2 Opus filatorium, a kind of embroidery, 14th century; modern ‘filet brodé’. |