wonderwork en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English wonderworc, from Old English wundorweorc, wundorġeweorc (“a wondrous work, miracle”), equivalent to wonder + work. Compare Dutch wonderwerk, German Wunderwerk.
Meanings
- A wonderful work or act
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A miracle.
Unheeded, searching through the crowd to find / Fit speculation; such as in strange land / He found in wonder-works of God and Nature's hand.
1816, Lord Byron, “Canto III”, in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. Canto the Third, London: […] [F]or John Murray, […], →OCLC, stanza X:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wonderworks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| wonder-work | alternative | lexicographic |