meshwork

noun

mesh·​work ˈmesh-ˌwərk 

: network sense 2

a vascular meshwork

Examples of meshwork in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Protect Your Eyes The eye's drainage system (the trabecular meshwork) can be damaged by blunt force injury, such as an object hitting the eye. —Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2025

This surgery involves creating a flap in the trabecular meshwork to allow fluid to drain. —Mark Gurarie, Health, 3 Oct. 2024

Some of the telecommunication equipment was shielded by a Faraday cage, a metal meshwork designed to deflect a nuclear electromagnetic pulse that can fry electronics. —Jack Randall, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024

Trabecular bypass operations: A small incision is made in the trabecular meshwork, the area of spongy tissue between the cornea and iris that fluid drains through, and a tiny device is utilized to allow more fluid to pass through the natural drainage system. —Amy Marturana Winderl, Cpt, Health, 25 Nov. 2023

One type of device removes part of the meshwork; the other leaves behind a stent(s). —Amy Marturana Winderl, Cpt, Health, 25 Nov. 2023

Centered on the maison’s 1934 Ludo bracelet, a slinky, brick-pattern meshwork shaped like a belt and named after the nickname of cofounder Louis Arpels, the $143,000 watch comes in two rose gold versions: one with diamonds and the other with pink sapphires. —Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2023

The flexible, brick-pattern meshwork culminates in a belt-buckle-like motif that is set with either diamonds or pink sapphires, which makes for an outstandingly creative dial surround. —Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2023

Can the cloud be broken up into a meshwork of clouds, smaller clusters of infrastructure that can be managed on a more local scale? —Steven Gonzalez Monserrate, WIRED, 15 Nov. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for meshwork

• artwork
• beadwork
• berserk
• breastwork
• brickwork
• brushwork
• casework
• classwork
• clockwork
• coursework
• ductwork
• earthwork

Medical Definition

meshwork

noun

mesh·​work ˈmesh-ˌwərk 

: network

a vascular meshwork