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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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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