bridgework

American  

[brij-wurk] / ˈbrɪdʒˌwɜrk /

noun

1. Dentistry.

   1. a dental bridge.

   2. dental bridges collectively.

   3. any of several different types of dental bridges.

2. Civil Engineering. the art or process of bridge building.

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bridgework British  

/ ˈbrɪdʒˌwɜːk /

noun

1. 1. a partial denture attached to the surrounding teeth See bridge 1

   2. the technique of making such appliances

2. the process or occupation of constructing bridges

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Etymology

Origin of bridgework

First recorded in 1880–85; bridge ¹ + work

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

bridgework

As you can see here, the Queens facility looks like an anodyne medical clinic, the type of place members of either gender might go to get a mole removed or some new bridgework.

From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2015

There was a "good deal of pre-operational planning" involved, Mr Miller said of the incident, noting the complexity suggested the perpetrators had "experience climbing, in construction or bridgework".

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2014

This is good bridgework, particularly between Mr. Vandermark and Mr. Moran.

From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2012

Patchy, is the overwhelming feeling that emerges from a reread of the Coens' CV: one fairly decent film supporting – like celluloid bridgework – the obvious weaknesses of the two on either side.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 11, 2011

A number of examples of bridgework have been found in the old Etruscan tombs.

From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by James Joseph Walsh

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