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English
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Etymology
From Middle English hondywerk, handiwerc, from Old English handġeweorc (“work done by hand, creation”), from hand (“hand”) + ġeweorc (“work”), equal to hand + work. Compare Saterland Frisian Hondwierk, Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk.
Pronunciation
Noun
handiwork (usually uncountable, plural handiworks)
- Work done by the hands.
- A handmade object; a handicraft.
The Museum of Popular Arts showcases Portugal's finest handiworks.
- Work done personally.
- 1901, Bible (American Standard) - Psalms 19:1
- The firmament showeth his handiwork.
- The result of personal efforts.
1939 September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 163:Brunel's associations with the area have left a few examples of his handiwork or teaching in South Wales.
2004 Fall, Laurence Claus, “The Antidiscrimination Eighth Amendment”, in Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, volume 28, number 1, pages 119–168:As a primary architect of the draft Constitution that emerged from Philadelphia in 1787, Madison substantially bore the burden of defending his handiwork in his home state.
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Translations
the result of personal efforts