Woodwork
['wʊdwɜːk] or ['wʊd'wɝk]
Definition
(noun.) work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture.
Edited by Everett--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Work made of wood; that part of any structure which is wrought of wood.
Checker: Lola
Examples
- Well, you will be surprised to hear that there is no stain on the white woodwork to correspond. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The woodwork was cut, and the scratches showed white through the paint, as if they had been that instant done. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It had bright brass bands all over, the woodwork beautifully painted, and everything highly polished, which was the custom up to the time old Commodore Vanderbilt stopped it on his roads. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In and out through the open woodwork was woven a crimson cord, which was secured at each side to the crosspiece below. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The car in which the passenger finds himself is a marvel of woodwork and upholstery--a description of the machinery and processes for producing which belongs to other arts. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It was a noble array of woodwork and machinery with which the nations surprised and greeted the world, at each of its notable international Expositions during the century. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Then suddenly came a low guggling, gargling sound, and a brisk drumming upon woodwork. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The remainder of the woodwork is finished in its natural color except the gutters, which are stained mahogany and shellaced. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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