metalwork

noun

met·​al·​work ˈme-tᵊl-ˌwərk How to pronounce metalwork (audio)
: the product of metalworking
especially : a metal object of artistic merit
metalworker noun

Examples of metalwork in a Sentence

a beautiful piece of metalwork
Recent Examples on the Web Artwork from Louisiana artist Malaika Favorite will also be something guests can enjoy as well as an original metalwork weathervane from third-generation master blacksmith Darryl Reeves and his apprentice, Karina Roca. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 15 Feb. 2024 But where refurbishing a vehicles mostly requires a little metalwork, an engine overhaul, replacement of radios and—if the crews are lucky—a few modest upgrades to the optics and armor, from-scratch production is much more labor- and resource intensive. David Axe, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 Richard Hunt, a prolific sculptor whose towering metalwork became a mainstay of American public art, and whose 70-year career drew the attention of presidents from Lyndon B. Johnson to Barack Obama, died on Saturday at his home in Chicago. Mitch Smith, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023 People have long left the fields to work in the metalwork factory or Amazon warehouse in San Salvo, about 40 minutes east toward the Abruzzo region’s Adriatic coast, where the mayor works in a glass factory. Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024 Objects were often grouped by material or combined for particular purposes, like nautilus shells decorated with gilded metalwork to contrast human artistry with nature’s. Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023 In later decades, the building housed metalwork and kitchen equipment supply businesses. Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2023 The couple was willing to wait a year for the ring to be completed, but Fishbone finished the intricate metalwork in two weeks. Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023 For the legs, he was inspired by window metalwork from the 1930s and 1960s. Damon Johnstun, oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of metalwork was in 1552

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“Metalwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metalwork. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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metalwork

noun
met·​al·​work ˈmet-ᵊl-ˌwərk How to pronounce metalwork (audio)
: the product of metalworking
metalworker noun

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