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Handiwork

//ˈhændiˌwɜːk// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Work done by the hands. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    a work produced by hand labor wordnet
  3. 3
    A handmade object; a handicraft. uncountable, usually

    "The Museum of Popular Arts showcases Portugal's finest handiworks."

  4. 4
    Work done personally. uncountable, usually

    "The street names are the handiwork of city planners."

  5. 5
    The result of personal efforts. uncountable, usually

    "Brunel's associations with the area have left a few examples of his handiwork or teaching in South Wales."

Etymology

From Middle English hondywerk, handiwerc, from Old English handġeweorc (“work done by hand, creation”), from hand (“hand”) + ġeweorc (“work”). Equivalent to hand + work, though it may now reinterpreted as handy (“skilful”) + work. Compare Saterland Frisian Hondwierk, Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk.

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