WOODWORK

carpentry, woodworking, woodwork

(noun) the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood

woodwork

(noun) work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

woodwork (usually uncountable, plural woodworks)

(countable) Something made from wood.

(uncountable) Wood product.

(uncountable) Working with wood.

Synonym: woodworking

(only in plural, often in proper names) A workshop or factory devoted to making wood products.

A place of concealment or obscurity.

(football) The frame of the goal, i.e. the goalpost or crossbar.

Source: Wiktionary


Wood"work`, n.

Definition: Work made of wood; that part of any structure which is wrought of wood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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