handiwork

[ han-dee-wurk ]
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noun
  1. work done by hand.

  2. the characteristic quality of a particular doer or maker: In all of Mozart's music we discover the handiwork of a genius.

  1. the result of work done by hand: woven mats and other handiwork.

Origin of handiwork

1
before 1000; Middle English handiwerk,Old English handgeweorc, variant of handweorc (cognate with German Handwerk). See hand, y-, work

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handiwork

/ (ˈhændɪˌwɜːk) /


noun
  1. work performed or produced by hand, such as embroidery or pottery

  2. the result of the action or endeavours of a person or thing

Origin of handiwork

1
Old English handgeweorc, from hand + geweorc, from ge- (collective prefix) + weorc work

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