Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Linkwork

Linkwork (link"wûrk`) , noun

1.
A fabric consisting of links made of metal or other material fastened together; also, a chain.
And thou shalt make hooks of gold, and two chains of fine gold; linkwork and wreathed. — Udall
2.
Mechanism in which links, or intermediate connecting pieces, are employed to transmit motion from one part to another.