metalwork

[ met-l-wurk ]

noun
  1. objects made of metal.

Origin of metalwork

1
First recorded in 1840–50; metal + work

Other words from metalwork

  • met·al·work·er, noun

Words Nearby metalwork

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How to use metalwork in a sentence

  • Sixteen feet from bow to stern, its new coat of white was satin smooth, and its metalwork gleamed in the morning sun.

    Guilt of the Brass Thieves | Mildred A. Wirt

British Dictionary definitions for metalwork

metalwork

/ (ˈmɛtəlˌwɜːk) /


noun
  1. the craft of working in metal

  2. work in metal or articles made from metal

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