metalwork

[met-l-wurk]

noun

objects made of metal.

Origin of metalwork

First recorded in 1840–50; metal + work

Related formsmet·al·work·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for metalwork

Historical Examples of metalwork

An order came to take away all the bells of the churches and all the metalwork.
From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917
Philip Gibbs
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
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
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
It was well cleaned; its lamps and other metalwork shone brilliantly; it was a very handsome vehicle.
The Search Party
G. A. Birmingham

British Dictionary definitions for metalwork

metalwork

noun

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

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