WORKMANSHIP

craft, craftsmanship, workmanship

(noun) skill in an occupation or trade

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

workmanship (countable and uncountable, plural workmanships)

The skill of an artisan or craftsman.

The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.

Synonyms

• craftsmanship

Source: Wiktionary


Work"man*ship, n.

1. The art or skill of a workman; the execution or manner of making anything. Due reward For her praiseworthy workmanship to yield. Spenser. Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown . . . Where most may wonder at the workmanship. Milton.

2. That which is effected, made, or produced; manufacture, something made by manual labor. Not any skilled in workmanship embossed. Spenser. By how much Adam exceeded all men in perfection, by being the immediate workmanship of God. Sir W. Raleigh.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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