Sentence:  ... the smoke, having no means to escape but through a hole in the roof, eddied round the rafters of the cottage, and hung in sable folds at the height of about five feet from the floor. The space beneath was kept pretty clear by innumerable currents of air which rushed towards the fire from the broken panel of <WSD>basket-work</WSD> which served as a door ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Material woven in the style of a basket.