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—hand worker./hand"werrk'/, n.work done by hand, as distinguished from work done by machine.[bef. 1000; ME; OE handweorc. See HAND, WORK; cf. HANDIWORK]
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handwork — [hand′wʉrk΄] n. work done or made by hand, not by machine handworked adj … English World dictionary
Handwork — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
handwork — noun Date: before 12th century work done with the hands and not by machines ; handiwork • handworker noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
handwork — noun Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine. Syn: handiwork … Wiktionary
Handwork — Ручная работа … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
handwork — sb. Ps. cxxxvii. 8 … Oldest English Words
handwork — n. work which is done by hand … English contemporary dictionary
handwork — noun work done with the hands. Derivatives handworked adjective … English new terms dictionary
handwork — hand•work [[t]ˈhændˌwɜrk[/t]] n. work done by hand, as distinguished from work done by machine • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE handweorc. See handiwork hand′ work er, n … From formal English to slang
handwork — /ˈhændwɜk/ (say handwerk) noun work done by hand, as distinguished from that done by machine …
