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millwork

or mill work

[ mil-wurk ]
/ ˈmɪlˌwɜrk /

noun

ready-made carpentry work from a mill.
work done in a mill.
profiled or finished woodwork, as moldings or lattices.

Words nearby millwork

millstone, millstone around one's neck, millstream, millville, millwheel, millwork, millwright, milly, milne, milne method, milne, a. a.

Origin of millwork

First recorded in 1760–70; mill1 + work
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Examples from the Web for millwork

  • A considerable quantity finds a market as interior finish and other millwork.

    American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson

  • The parlour and front room on the second floor were furnished with bay windows decorated with some meaningless sort of millwork.

    Vandover and the Brute|Frank Norris

British Dictionary definitions for millwork

millwork
/ (ˈmɪlˌwɜːk) /

noun

work done in a mill
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