-work

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See also: work

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English -work, -werk, from Old English -weorc, -ġeweorc, equivalent to English work. Compare also Saterland Frisian -werk, Dutch -werk, German -werk, Norwegian -verk.

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-work

  1. Denoting a craft involving a particular material, tool, or practitioner
    Synonym: -craft
    masonwork
    metalwork
    needlework
    woodwork
  2. Denoting a structure or work of art crafted chiefly from a given material
    ironwork
    paintwork
    stonework
    waxwork
  3. Denoting the structure or mechanism of a given object.
    bridgework
    clockwork
    coachwork
    latticework

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