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metalwork en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal English -work English metalwork From metal + -work.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Objects made of metal.
   • The local blacksmith made all the metalwork for this reconstructed old house.
   • Metalwork is either silver or gold anodised aluminium, the latter being used experimentally in one of the six schemes. 1964 July, “XP64: New Standard Carriage Project”, in Modern Railways, page 8:
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of shaping metal, metalworking.

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