metalwork

American

[met-l-wurk] / ˈmɛt lˌwɜrk /

noun

objects made of metal.

metalwork British

/ ˈmɛtəlˌwɜːk /

noun

the craft of working in metal
work in metal or articles made from metal

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Other Word Forms

metalworker noun

Etymology

Origin of metalwork

First recorded in 1840–50; metal + work

Example Sentences

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Couture brings out the best the industry has to offer, from embroidery and lace to metalwork and diamonds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

For those unfamiliar, castlecore is a sort of Romantic medievalism marked by sumptuous wealth—think windswept fens, lots of metalwork, richly colored fabrics, and stone keeps haunted by desperate lovers.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025

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

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Beakers and bits of metalwork are strewn across a wooden workbench, and there are a number of strange, shiny steel things that I reckon are weapons along one wall.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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