noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Objects made of metal. countable, uncountable

   "The local blacksmith made all the metalwork for this reconstructed old house."

2. 2
   the activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner wordnet
3. 3
   The act of shaping metal, metalworking. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   the metal parts of something wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bulliondraperymetalmetalworkingmetalworkingshop

Example

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"The local blacksmith made all the metalwork for this reconstructed old house."

Etymology

From metal + -work.

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