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Webster 1913 Edition
Handiwork
Hand′i-workˊ
(-ĭ-wûrkˊ)
, Noun.
Work done by the hands; hence, any work done personally.
The firmament showeth his
handiwork
. Ps. xix. 1.
Webster 1828 Edition
Handiwork
HAND'IWORK
,Noun.
1.
Work performed by power and wisdom. Ps.19.Definition 2025
handiwork
handiwork
English
Noun
handiwork (usually uncountable, plural handiworks)
- Work done by the hands.
- The Museum of Popular Arts showcases Portugal's finest handiworks.
- Work done personally.
- (Can we date this quote?) - Psalms 19:1
- The firmament showeth his handiwork.
- (Can we date this quote?) - Psalms 19:1
- The result of personal efforts.
- 2004 Fall, Laurence Claus, Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, volume 28, number 1, page 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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Synonyms
- (work done by the hands): handwork