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handwork en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English hondwerk, from Old English handweorc (“work done by hand; handiwork”), from Proto-Germanic *handuwerką; equivalent to hand + work. Cognate with Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk, Swedish hantverk.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
handworks Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

manual labor

Synonyms

handiwork

handwork en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English hondwerk, from Old English handweorc (“work done by hand; handiwork”), from Proto-Germanic *handuwerką; equivalent to hand + work. Cognate with Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk, Swedish hantverk.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.

Forms

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handworked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
handworked Tense=Past lexicographic
handworking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
handworks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic