English Explanatory Dictionary

handwork

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
verb
  1. To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-handwork.wav

Word forms

handwork handworks handworking handworked

Etymology

From Middle English hondwerk, from Old English handweorc (“work done by hand; handiwork”), from Proto-Germanic *handuwerką; equivalent to hand + work. Cognate with Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk, Swedish hantverk.

Synonyms

handiwork
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