metalwork

[met-l-wurk]

noun

1. objects made of metal.

metalwork

/ ˈmɛtəlˌwɜːk /

noun

1. the craft of working in metal

2. work in metal or articles made from metal

Other Word Forms

• metalworker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of metalwork¹

First recorded in 1840–50; metal + work

Example Sentences

He has also repeatedly complained about rusting, corroded metalwork and plaster in stairwells peeling off the walls.

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Medieval Tamil metalwork, produced for Chola-period temples, is perhaps the finest ever made by human hand, the artists rivalling Michelangelo or Donatello for their appreciation of the human figure.

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The Oxford Archaeology senior project manager said pottery, building materials, metalwork and glass were all being produced across the country, but from the 3rd and 4th Centuries "we start to see mega industries".

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It was then the final anchor cable severed and Mr Aird suddenly found himself plunged beneath the surface amid a confused mass of metalwork.

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Rapper Kanye West may be more bark than bite — but it seems he had some metalwork done on the latter.

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