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studwork en · NOUN

Etymology

From stud + work.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Upright timbers forming the framework of a wall.
2. (uncountable, usually) An arrangement of studs.
   • Our survival instincts are now secondary to a new leather sofa, because we truly consider thata sofa will enhance the quality of our life—especially those red leather sofas with the silver studwork and free, five year credit. 2014, Ian Merrill, Who Wants the World?: Alternative Ambitions for the Disillusioned:
   • Cron had been sitting in the common area with his leather chest-piece in his lap, polishing its studwork, when she entered. 2012, Timothy Burns, Outside of Space, page 184:

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