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millwork

or mill work

[ mil-wurk ]
/ ˈmɪlˌwɜrk /
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noun

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

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Origin of millwork

First recorded in 1760–70; mill1 + work

Words nearby millwork

millstone around one's neck, millstream, Mill Valley, Millville, mill wheel, millwork, millwright, Milly, Milne, Milne, A. A., Milne-Edwards
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British Dictionary definitions for millwork

millwork
/ (ˈmɪlˌwɜːk) /

noun

work done in a mill
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