metalwork

[ met-l-wurk ]

/ ˈmɛt lˌwɜrk /

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noun

objects made of metal.

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Origin of metalwork

First recorded in 1840–50; metal + work

OTHER WORDS FROM metalwork

met·al·work·er, noun

Words nearby metalwork

metalsmith, metal spraying, metal tape, metalware, metal wood, metalwork, metalworking, metamale, metamathematics, metamer, metamere

How to use metalwork in a sentence

It was well cleaned; its lamps and other metalwork shone brilliantly; it was a very handsome vehicle.
The Search Party|G. A. Birmingham
Something to do with metalwork, aluminum, something like that, I believe.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
At Amiens is an example dating from 1526,—a long life for a piece of metalwork in so exposed a position.
The Cross in Ritual, Architecture and Art|Geo. S. Tyack
There was a grating of chairs, and presently appeared the grinning face of one of the art-metalwork pupils.
Loyal to the School|Angela Brazil

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

the craft of working in metal

work in metal or articles made from metal

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